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Baccaurea sumatrana
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Baccaurea sumatrana

Baccaurea sumatrana

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

Plants are found in the wild on sand or sandy clay soils[1]. Plants can produce fruit throughout the year[1]. 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[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Baccaurea+sumatrana>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [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. [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  3. [3]Plants of Southeast Asia — http://www.asianplant.net/ ↩︎Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎