Sapindaceae FAMILY
Dimocarpus dentatus
Dimocarpus dentatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dimocarpus dentatus is a tree usually growing up to 15 metres tall, but exceptionally to 24 metres. The bole is up to 40cm 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 edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia on the island of Borneo.
HabitatPrimary, sometimes secondary forests, in dry as well as in periodically inundated or marshy localities, on various but preferably rather rich soils: usually from sea level to 100 metres, but exceptionally to 750 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 ].