Green rambai
Baccaurea lanceolata

Family: Phyllanthaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The leaf stalks are 2-18 cm long. The leaf blade is broadly oval and 10-45 cm long by 4-26 cm wide. The flowers are on the trunk. They are waxy and yellow. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are 4-6 cm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and often near rivers and on slopes. It grows from sea level to 1,300 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sarawak, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The fruit are edible but sour so are eaten with sugar or salt and with chicken.

The tree is occasionally cultivated. The fruit are often eaten by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Ampusu, Asam pauh, Buah lepasu, Buah lipau, Empaong, Empaung, Empawang, Kalampesu, Kepong, Lampaung, Lapahung, Laptu, Lempaong, Lipasu, Lipau, Mbauk'eng, Tamasu, Tampoi, Terhik

Synonyms

Adenocrepis lanceolatus (Miq.) Mull. Arg.; Baccaurea glabriflora Pax. & K. Hoffm.; Baccaurea pyrrhodasya (Miq.) Mull. Arg.; Hedycarpus lanceolatus Miq.; Pierardia pyrrodasya Miq.;