Kepayang bangai tree
Ryparosa hullettii

Family: Achariaceae

What it is like

A slender tree. It grows 20 m tall. The bark is rough and grey-brown. It is flaky and has a scent. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-23 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. They taper at the ends. They are glossy above and greyish underneath. The flowering shoots have grey to yellow hairs. The male flowers are 3 mm across in 10-50 cm long groups. The female flowers are pale green and in 4-8 cm long groups. The fruit is long and greyish. There are 2-6 round seeds 1.5 x 4 cm.

Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in swampy ground near rivers in primary and secondary rainforests up to 200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Pohon kepayang bangai

Synonyms

Ryparosa oligophlebia Merr.; Ryparosa borneensis Sloot.;