Lindera pipericarpa
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - spice, flavouring, Leaves
The leaves and fruit are used to flavour fish and meat dishes and serve as spice and flavouring.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Sabah in Borneo.
Asia, 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 tropical tree from the Lauraceae family native to Sabah in Borneo.
Names & Synonyms
Kayu wangi, Kruit, Tenem
Aperula piporicarpa Meisn.Benzoin pipericarpum (Meisn.) Kuntze
References (4)
- Chai, P. P. K., (Ed.), 2000, A checklist of Flora, Fauna, Food and Medicinal Plants. Lanjak Entimau Wild life Sanctuary. International Tropical Timber Organisation. p 185
- Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
- Ong, H., et al, 2012, Traditional knowledge and usage of edible plants among the Semai community of Kampung Batu 16, Tapah, Perak, Malaysia. Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 7(4), pp. 441-445, 30 January, 2012
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
