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Flacourtia rukam
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Flacourtia rukam

Flacourtia rukam

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

The plant grows best under humid tropical conditions up to an elevation of 1,500 metres above sea level[1]. Prefers a position in full sun in a fertile, well-drained soil[2]. The tree appears to be fairly adaptable to a range of temperatures, rainfall and soil conditions[1]. Plants are usually dioecious, though monoecious forms are occasionally found[2, 1]. Whilst female trees will often fruit in the absence of a male plant, for better crops both male and female plants should be grown[2].

Propagation

Seed - germionates readily and quickly[3]. Grafting. Root suckers. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Flacourtia+rukam>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  3. [3]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  4. [4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
  5. [5]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
  6. [6]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.