Asem begomdang, Kedondong kerut
Dacryodes rostrata

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 25-45 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It can have buttresses. The leaves are alternate and compound. The leaves have 2-10 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are hairy and in groups 5-23 cm long in the axils of leaves. The fruit stalk is stout. The fruit are oblong and yellow to bluish-black. They are 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They have a smooth skin. The flesh is yellowish-purple. They contain one seed.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in primary forest and occasionally in swamps up to 600 m altitude above sea level. It can grow on limestone.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The pulp of the fruit is edible. The fruit are preserved in salt or soy sauce and eaten as an appetiser with rice or porridge.

It is sometimes a cultivated food plant.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown by seeds.

Trees fruit between March and September.

Its other names

Local names

Ampadu kalui, Champu biru, Engkeramoh, Kalasu, Kamabyau, Kambayan, Kamubang, Karamu, Kedondong hutan, Kedondong mata hari, Kelamok maruk, Kemayau, Kembajau, Kembayan aie, Kembayau, Keramoh, Kumbi, Langain, Lunai, Masam, Merading, Merasam, Palaspas, Pili-hanai, Pinanasan, Rengas burung, Tindau, Ungit

Synonyms

Canarium articulatum Engl. ex Koord.; Canarium caudatifolium Merr.; Canarium crassifolium Merr.; Canarium cuspidatum Merr.; Canarium gilvescens Miq.; Canarium kadondon Bennett in Hook f.; Canarium minahassae Koord. ex Miq.; Canarium montanum Korth. ex Miq.; Canarium reticulatum Ridl.; Canarium rostriferum Miq.; Canarium rostriferum var. cuspidatum Miq.; Dacryodes rostrata forma cuspidata (Blume) H. J. Lam.; Dacrotomelon cuspidatum Bl.; Hemisantiria rostrata H. J. Lam.; Santiria montana Bl.; Santiria rostrata Blume; Santiria samarensis Merr.;