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Baccaurea macrocarpa

Baccaurea macrocarpa, also called tampoi, is a small, tropical rainforest substory fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae native to Southeast Asia, especially Borneo. It is dioecious, and the female tree bear fruit directly on the trunk and large branches. The fruit is large, orange-skinned, white-fleshed, with a delicious tangy flavour somewhat like mandarin (tangerine). Depending on conditions, the fruit may closely clothe the trunk beautifully, like the fruit of many Ficus species.

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Baccaurea macrocarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Baccaurea
Species:
B. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Baccaurea macrocarpa
Synonyms1
  • Baccaurea borneensis (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Baccaurea griffithii Hook.f.
  • Mappa borneensis Müll.Arg.
  • Pierardia macrocarpa Miq.

Baccaurea macrocarpa, also called tampoi, is a small, tropical rainforest substory fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae native to Southeast Asia, especially Borneo.2 It is dioecious, and the female tree bear fruit directly on the trunk and large branches. The fruit is large, orange-skinned, white-fleshed, with a delicious tangy flavour somewhat like mandarin (tangerine). Depending on conditions, the fruit may closely clothe the trunk beautifully, like the fruit of many Ficus species.

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References

  1. "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. Khoo, Hock Eng; Azlan, Azrina; Kong, Kin Weng; Ismail, Amin (2016-05-31). "Phytochemicals and Medicinal Properties of Indigenous Tropical Fruits with Potential for Commercial Development". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016 (2016): 1–20. doi:10.1155/2016/7591951. PMC 4906201. PMID 27340420.