Bouea oppositifolia (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Bouea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Meisn.

Synonyms

• Bouea burmanica Griffith,
• Bouea microphylla Griffith,
• Matania laotica Gagnep.

Vernacular names

• Burmese plum, marian plum (En)
• Indonesia: raman burung (Sumatra), raman uris (Bangka), ramania pipit (Kalimantan)
• Malaysia: kundang daun kechil, merapoh, rumenia (Peninsular). Burma (Myanmar): baran, barine, mayan
• Cambodia: mao pran
• Laos: ('mak) 'phang, ('mak) 'phou
• Thailand: ma prang wan (general), ma phang (northern), ma yong (central)
• Vietnam: sơn cha, sơn tra, xưng ca.

Distribution

The Andaman Islands, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Uses

Fruits of Bouea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Meisner are edible, but are smaller and more acid. Possibly the Thai name "ma praang" refers to this species.

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