Mountain jangkang tree
Meliosma sumatrana

Family: Sabiaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The bark is patchy white. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are 6-50 cm long including a leaf stalk 30 cm long. There are 3-6 pairs of leaflets. They are oval or sword shaped. They are 3-50 cm long by 1.5-5 cm wide. There are 5-19 pairs of secondary veins. The flowering clusters are at the ends of branches. They are 7-75 cm long The flowers have 2-3 lobed sepals. The fruit are round and yellow ripening to red. The fruit are edible.

They are also put in the Meliosmaceae family.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in mixed forest up to 1,200 m above sea level. It grows along rivers and on hillsides. It is usually on clay soils.

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

Bitonok, Bulitiap, Bulu manok, Bulu manuk, Bing lai, Gapas-gapas, Illulal, Jangkang gunung, Kapas-kapas, Keriyan, Limpangot, Malak, Meggading besar, Pohon jangkang gunung, Tambalilin, Tandao, Tunjang

Synonyms

Irina integerrima Blume; Meliosma confusa Blume; Meliosma cuspidata Blume; Meliosma diepenhorstii Valet.; Meliosma elmeri Merr.; Meliosma nitida Blume; Meliosma nitida var. cerasiformis Blume; Meliosma nitida var. splendens Blume; Meliosma nitida var. tridenta Blume; Meliosma philippinensis Merr. & Perry; Meliosma pinnata Koord.; Millingtonia nitida (Blume) Schult. & Schult.; Millingtonia sumatrana Jack;