Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Mll. Arg.
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Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Rind normally split into three-cloves along the natural fissures. Arils rather opaque and well-cladded, held pendulous by the fruit stalk; appealing taste - sweet with a tint of sour. Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Mll. Arg. Phyllanthaceae; also placed in Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - Tampoi, Merkeh, Ngeke], Greater tampoi. Native to Malesia ecozone (Indonesia - Kalimantan, Sumatra and Malaysia). Forest understorey species; cauliflory. Fruit edible and sweet; quite a rarity and sold in the hinterland stalls during the fruiting seasons.Synonym(s):Baccaurea griffithii Hook. f.Pierardia macrocarpa Miq.Baccaurea borneensis Mll. Arg. Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?312573211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/html/search01_view.jsp?rno=69...
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