Lithocarpus indutus

(Blume) Rehder

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 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 20-45 m tall. The trunk can be 50-150 cm across. The young branches have a grey brown coating. The leaves are simple and broad. They are 18-20 cm long by 7-9 cm wide.

Wikipedia

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Lithocarpus indutus is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. Some common names it goes by are bataruwa, pasang bodas, and pasang balung. It is a tree endemic to Java in Indonesia. It is a vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss.

Names & Synonyms

Bataruwa, Pasang balung, Pasang bodas

Cyclobalanus induta (Blume) Oerst.Pasania induta (Blume) S. MooreQuercus induta BlumeQuercus induta var. microcarpa A. DC.Synaedrys induta (Blume) Koidz.

References (1)

Suwardi, A. B., et al, 2020, Wild edible fruits generate substantial income for local people of the Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh Tamiang Region. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 20:11

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