Nyatu jalet, Taipalat kering
Payena lowiana

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 42 m high. The trunk can be 40 cm across. There are buttresses 1.3 m high. The twigs are 2.5 mm thick. They have dense red-brown hairs. The leaves are papery to leathery. They are oblong or sword shaped and 6.5-24 cm long by 2.5-8 cm wide. They are broadest in the middle. There are 9-16 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers are white and 8 mm long. The fruit are oval and 25-35 mm long. The fruit are edible.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in marshy and dry lowland forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are edible but have little flesh.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Mayang rata, Sau uding, Simpur

Synonyms

Madhuca lowiana (Pierre) Baehni; Payena glabra H. J. Lam.;