Dracontomelon duperreanum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre

Family: Anacardiaceae

Synonyms

• Dracontomelon sinense Stapf.

Vernacular names

• Vietnam: sâu.

Distribution

Wild and cultivated in Vietnam and southern China.

Uses

The acid fruits are edible.

Observations

• Large tree with strong buttresses.
• Leaves with 7-15 pairs of leaflets.
• Flowers white in rather short panicles.
• Fruit a drupe, yellowish, 5-celled.

In dense deciduous forests, in regions with short dry season at low altitudes.

Selected sources

• Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam (various authors), 1960-. Vol. 1-24. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

• Mansfeld, R. & Schultze Motel, J., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaftlicher und gärtnerischer Kuturpflanzen. 2nd ed. 4 Volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 1998 pp.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen