Dialium patens
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 25 m tall. It has buttresses. The leaves are 10-20 cm long. There are 5-9 leaflets that are opposite. They are sword shaped and 6-9 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flower panicles are 15-22 cm long and 10 cm wide. The flowers are creamy white and have a scent. The fruit are pods that are oval and 15 mm long by 8 mm wide. They are slightly flattened.
There are about 40 Dialium species. They grow in tropical SE Asia. They probably all have edible fruit. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in low swampy areas and peat swamp forests.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Keranji beledu, Keranji burong, Keranji mawa, Sepau, Sepan