Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Baccaurea macrophylla

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

A plant of the tropical rainforests^[1]. Yields of 300 kilos of fruit per tree have been achieved^[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required^[1].

Propagation

Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days^[3]. Grafting Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Baccaurea+macrophylla>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Euphorbiaceae of Malesia — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ ↩︎An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
[2]Under-Utilized Tropical Fruits of Thailand. RAP — Suranant Subhadrabandhu · F. A. O., The United Nations, Bangkok. · 2001 · http://www.fao.org/3/a-ab777e.pdf ↩︎A detailed report on 35 fruit species that could have potential for increased production in Thailand. The report can be downloadd as a PDF from the internet.
[3]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[4]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.