Xanthophyllum ecarinatum

Chodat

PolygalaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The flesh of the fruit is eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forest up to 1300 m above a level. It can be on hillsides or along rivers. It grows on clay soils. It grows in Borneo.

Asia, Brunei, 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 tree. It grows to about 20 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. The flowers are 13 mm across. They are white to yellow. The fruit are about 7 cm across. They are green to yellow. They contain many seeds.

How to Grow

Usually found on clay soils in the wild.

Wikipedia

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Xanthophyllum ecarinatum is a tree in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet ecarinatum is from the Latin meaning 'not keeled', referring to the fact that the petals do not form the shape of a boat (or carina).

Notes

They have also been put in the family Xanthophyllaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Buah uco, Minyak beruk, Nyalin, Langgir

Xanthophyllum kalimantanum Meijden

References (2)

Shaffiq, A. M., A., et al, 2013, Marketable wild fruits of Sarawak, Borneo: Their mode of consumption, uses and sugar profiles. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 12(2): 195-201
Slik, F., www.asianplant.net