Microcos fibrocarpa (PROSEA)
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Microcos fibrocarpa (Masters) Burret
- Family: Tiliaceae
Synonyms
Grewia fibrocarpa Masters.
Vernacular names
- Peninsular Malaysia: cenderai asam, cenderai rimba
- Thailand: phlaa khon.
Distribution
India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
The ripe fruits are edible. In Malaysia the fruit pulp is used in curries and chutneys.
Observations
Tree, 7-16 m tall, branches velvety. Leaves oblong to obovate, 13-25 cm × 5-9.5 cm, hairy, 3-nerved from base. Flowers yellow-green, 5-merous. Fruit a pyriform drupe, ca. 3 cm × 1.5 cm, yellow, velvety. In evergreen forests at altitudes up to 300 m. In Thailand fruiting in May-August.
Selected sources
63, 72.