Baccaurea edulis Merr.,
Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15 (1929)
Latin for 'edible'.
Description
Sub-canopy tree up to 24 m tall and 39 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 9 mm long.
Leaves grouped at end of twigs, alternate, simple, penni-veined, slightly hairy
below. Flowers ca. 1.3 mm in diameter, yellow-cream, placed in branched racemes.
Fruits ca. 28 mm long, yellowish-brown, fleshy indehiscent capsule, cauliflorous,
seeds with white-yellowish aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Mostly on
sandy ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant
tree.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Apor-apor, Kapul, Kapul putih, Kulibon, Pasin, Pendal nyumbo, Puak, Pugi,
Tampoi, Tampoi hutan, Tampoi merah.
