Pupoi
Sarcotheca griffithii

Family: Oxalidaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 5 m high but can be 42 m tall. The trunk has white patchy bark and is 15-100 cm across. There can be buttresses up to 4 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The fruit is yellow-green and crisp. It is 2-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in primary forest on sandy clay soils in dry or temporarily flooded land.

Countries/locations it is found in

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

How it is used for food

The acid fruit are used in curries. They are also eaten fresh with lots of sugar and used in preserves.

Edible fruit-very sour, sold for $4 per kg in Brunei market. The plants are cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It flowers are fruit throughout the year.

Its other names

Local names

Asam pupoi, Belimbing hutan, Jintek-jintek, Kupoi, Pupoi

Synonyms

Commaropsis griffithii Planchon ex Hook. f.;