Mammea acuminata
(Kosterm.) Kosterm.
CalophyllaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Borneo. It grows in mixed forest up to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in wet sandy soil.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A small tree. It grows 11 m high. The stem has white to yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are very large. The flowers are 7 mm across. They are yellow and on the stem. The fruit are about 4.5 cm long. They are yellow and curved. The seed has a white fleshy layer or aril around it.
Notes
Also put in the family Clusiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Kayu putih doroh
Ochrocarpus acuminatus Kosterm.
References (1)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
