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Lepisanthes alata
Java, Borneo, Philippines. Small trees, twigs glabrous, rachis distinctly
winged (Lat. alata). Mainly cultivated in villages on east coast. |
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Lepisanthes rubiginosa
kelat layu, mertajam
Small white fragrant flowers, fruit ripening from yellow, red, purple,
to black. Common in K. Baru. |
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 Mischocarpus sundaicus
sugi
Common on sandy coasts, islands & estuaries or coastal swamps. India to Australia. Small tree to 6m, bushy crown. Young leaves pinkish and edible. Fr Tunas Harapan 6.2012.
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Nephelium costatum Hiern
Endemic, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, NS & Melaka. 3-4 prs leaflets glabrous under. Fr TH 6.2012 |
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Nephelium juglandifolium
rambutan hutan, rambutan pachat
Sumatra, Java, Malaya. Lowland forest.To 30m tall, 3-7 prs leaflets. Fruits slightly flattened ellipsoid. Lat. leaves like the walnut Juglands.
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Nephelium mutabile
pulasan
Like rambutan, but leaflets narrower, dark glossy green above, pale
& glaucous beneath. Crimson to purple fruit with blunt fleshy
spines. Pulp pale yellow, separates cleanly from seed.
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Pometia pinnata
kasai
Sri Lanka, Andamans, S. China. Malesia. Leaf margins dentate, every
other secondary nerve ending in a tooth. Spreading crown. Three forms
recognised, edible fruits, young red foliage. |
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Pometia ridleyi
kasia daun licin
Malaya, Sumatra. Perak, Pahang, NS, Selangor. Large trees to 50 m. Boles with 2 m buttresses, bark dippled brown. Primary forests, hill slopes, by streams. Leaf secondary veins sunken above, looping up without ending at the margins under.
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Xerospermum laevigatum Radlk.
rambutan pacat, gong
Burma, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. Lat. smooth.
Syn. with X. acuminatum Radlk. Lowland forest.
To 30m, leaflets opposite, monoecious. Flesh
around seed is edible, pulped stone/leaves are
used to alleviate stomach ache.1 from TH 11/09. |
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 Xeropspermum noronhianum Bl.
rambutan pacat, kikir buntal
2 spp, Bangladesh-Indo China. Common in low lying forest in Malaya. To 25m, leaves w/1/2/3 prs opposite leaflets; flat glands above axis of veins or scattered over leaf. Fruit yellow. 2 specimens June 2008.
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