Microcos fibrocarpa
(Mast.) Burret
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw or cooked. The pulp is used in curries and chutneys. The fruit is a pear-shaped, yellow, fleshy drupe with a velvety surface; it can be up to 30mm long and 15mm wide.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests up to 700 m above sea level. It is often on sandy soils but also on clays.
Asia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows about 30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are densely hairy. The flowers are 14 mm across and yellow to white. They are in groups. The fruit are 2.5 cm long and yellow to red. They are fleshy with a stone inside.
Notes
They have also been put in the families Tiliaceae and Sparrmanniaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Asam damat, Asam jui, Buah sunpit, Cenderai asam, Cenderai rimba, Chenderai hutan, Chenderai paya, Chenderai rimba, Damak-damak ayer, Ina burung, Kayu manyung, Kayu ruput pongngang, Kerudong, Pal sunpit, Phla khon, Tongput
References (4)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1130 (As Grewia fibrocarpa)
- Chung, R. C. K., & Soepadmo, E, 2011, Taxonomic revision of the genus Microcos (Malvaceae-Grewioideae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Blumea 56, 2011: 273–299
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27 (Also as Grewia fibrocarpa)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
