Dimocarpus dentatus
Family: Sapindaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows to 24 m high. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are compound with 4-7 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are mostly densely hairy underneath. The leaflets have teeth along the edge. There are 4 or more pairs of leaflets. The fruit lobes are less than 2 cm across.
There are about 6 Dimocarpus species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in Borneo. It grows mostly on dry land but also on land occasionally flooded. It grows up to 750 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The false aril or seed layer is sweet and edible.
Edible parts
Aril, fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Rambutan kunyit