Dimocarpus fumatus (Blume) Leenh., Blumea 19 (1971)
Latin for 'smoke-like or brownish'.
Synonyms
Nephelium fumatum Blume
Pseudonephelium fumatum (Blume) Radlk.
Pseudonephelium javanicum Radlk.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 66 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, usually glabrous, margin sometimes
toothed. Flowers ca. 4 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits
ca. 23 mm long, green-yellowish, slightly warty drupes. Seeds with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m
altitude. On alluvial sites, along rivers and streams, on hillsides and ridges,
usually on sandy soils but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Distribution
Southern China, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java,
Borneo (throughout the island), Philippines.
Local names
Borneo: Katumbar, Mambuakat, Merakiang.
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