Sapindaceae FAMILY
Dimocarpus fumatus
Dimocarpus fumatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dimocarpus fumatus is occasionally a shrub, but more commonly a tree growing up to 27 metres tall. The bole can be up to 1 metre in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
HabitatA mid-canopy tree in primary forests, on flat country, slopes, hill tops and along the sides of rivers, mainly on sand, usually at elevations 100 metres, but occasionally up to 1,200 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].