Rambutan pucat, Sia fruit tree
Mischocarpus pentapetalus

Family: Sapindaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It can be 25 m tall. The leaves are alternate and compound. The leaves have 2-12 leaflets. The flowering shoots are 40 cm long. The flowers are 5 mm across. The fruit are 1-2 cm long and 3 cm across. They are red. There is an orange fleshy layer around the seeds.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forests and grows up to 2,000 m above sea level. It also grows on the edges of mangrove swamps and near beaches. It is usually on sandy soil. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The fruit is eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It can be grown from seeds and using suckers.

It fruits throughout the year.

Its other names

Local names

Ambalag, Baliang-baliang, Bebak, Bekak, Buah sia, Bunga pow-pow, Dapil, Mauk-okshit, Miskaphal, Phabang, Rambutan pacat, Rambutan pucat, Sein-gangaw, Senkuang, Taongau, Taung-sagaing

Synonyms

Cupania fuscescens (Blume) Miq.; Cupania pentaphylla Hiern; Cupania pentaphylla Wight; Cupania roxburghii Wight; Cupania subundulata (Turcz.) Rolfe; Cupania sumatrana (Blume) Miq.; Mischocarpus brachyphyllus Radlk.; Mischocarpus ellipticus Radlk.; Mischocarpus endotrichus Radlk.; Mischocarpus fuscescens Blume; Mischocarpus salicifolius Radlk.; Mischocarpus sublaevis Radlk.; Mischocarpus sumatranus Blume; Nephelium hosei Ridl.; Pedicellia fuscescens (Blume) Pierre; Pedicellia pentapetala (Roxb.) Pierre; Pedicellia sumatrana (Blume) Pierre; Ratonia sumatrana (Blume) Kurz; Schleichera pentapetala Roxb.; Schleichera pentaphylla (Wight) Roxb.; Schleichera subundulata Turcz.; Schmidelia pentapetala (Roxb.) Wight;