Mangalem bungil tree
Strombosia ceylanica

Family: Olacaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is 82 cm across. It has buttresses up to 1.2 m tall. The bark is greenish-grey. The branches are horizontal. They are slender and drooping. The leaves are simple and oval and 8-18 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The leaves are alternate and leathery. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The flowers are greenish-white and 8 mm across. The fruit are fleshy and round when mature. They are 2 cm long and pink to purple. There is a single seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed dipterocarp and evergreen forests up to 700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Vegetable

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Pohon bugil

Synonyms

Anacolosa mainayi Mast.; Lasianthera membranacea (Blume) Miq.; Lavallea ceylanica (Gardner) Baill.; Sphaerocarya leprosa Dalzell; Stemonurus membranaceus Blume; Strombosia maingayi (Mast.) Whitmore; and others