Kamuling
Microcos triflora

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. It can be 35 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaves are sword shaped and 12-18 cm long by 5 cm wide. The flowers are 8 mm across and yellow to pink. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 2-3 cm long. It is yellow.

There are about 200 Grewia species. They are mostly tropical. The fruit of most may be edible. These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae. The fruit are rich in iron and calcium. Name unresolved in The plant List.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forests at low and medium levels above sea level. It grows up to 400 m above sea level. It can be on sandy or clay soils but also on limestone.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Karung Bis, Aporong, Pulit, Libah, Mal sumpit, Kamuling, Kiling

Synonyms

Grewia stylocarpa Warb. ex Perkins; Grewia stylocarpa var. longipetiolata Merr.; Helianthemum triflorum Blanco; Microcos havilandii Ridl.; Microcos stylocarpa (Warb.) Burret; Microcos stylocarpa var. longipetiolata (Merr.) Burret;