Elateriospermum tapos Blume

A straight tree. It grows up to 27 m tall. It has medium brown flaky bark. The trunk is 35 cm. across. The leaves are oblong and 15 cm long by 5 cm wide. It has a narrow tip. Young leaves are red. The flowers are at the ends of branches. They are 17 cm long. Male flowers are 2 mm across and female flowers are 5 mm across. They are cream and have a strong smell. The fruit are oblong and 5-6.3 cm long. The fruit grow in clusters of three. The fruit are green becoming dull brown. Older fruit compared to rubber fruit. The ripe fruit are edible. The seeds are 5 cm long.

Hilly primary (mixed dipterocarp) and secondary forest, kerangas forest, forest edges, along logging roads from sea level to elevations of 600 metres.

The seeds are eaten after the fruit has been roasted and shelled. They are sometimes pickled. Seeds are also fermented and eaten. The seeds are never eaten raw probably due to hydrocyanic acid (HCN). CAUTION: They can cause dizziness if eaten in large amounts.

Plants are grown by seed. The seed are 5 cm long.