- Baccaurea motleyana
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name = "Baccaurea motleyana"
regnum =Plantae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Phyllanthaceae
genus = "Baccaurea "
species = "B. motleyana"
binomial = "Baccaurea motleyana"
binomial_authority = Müll.Arg."Baccaurea motleyana" is a species of
fruit tree which grows wild in parts ofSoutheast Asia and is cultivated for its fruit inThailand andPeninsular Malaysia . Its common names include rambai and rambi, and inThai language mai-fai-farang. This is a tree generally growing to 9 to 12 meters in height with a short trunk and a broad crown. The evergreen leaves are shiny green on the upper surface and greenish-brown and hairy underneath. Each leaf is up to 33 centimeters long and 15 wide. The species is dioecious, with male and female flowers growing on separate individuals. Both types of flowers are fragrant and have yellowsepal s. The staminateraceme s are up to 15 centimeters long and the pistillate inflorescences may reach 75 centimeters in length. The fruits are each 2 to 5 centimeters long and about two wide and grow in strands. Each fruit has velvety pinkish, yellow, or brown skin which wrinkles at ripening and is filled with whitish pulp containing 3 to 5 seeds. The pulp is sweet to acid in taste. They may be eaten raw or cooked or made into jam or wine. The tree is also used for shade and low-quality wood.External links
* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/rambai_ars.html Purdue New Crops Profile]
* [http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=3591 FAO Ecocrops Profile]
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