Microcos fibrocarpa (Mast.) Burret

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows about 30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are densely hairy. The flowers are 14 mm across and yellow to white. They are in groups. The fruit are 2.5 cm long and yellow to red. They are fleshy with a stone inside.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 13.5
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Environment

A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests; common on alluvial sites, hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also found on clay; at elevations up to 700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests up to 700 m above sea level. It is often on sandy soils but also on clays.
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Usage

The fruit are acid and used in curries and chutneys.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Microcos fibrocarpa world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834810-1
WFO ID wfo-0000451546
COL ID 42TXM
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Synonyms

Microcos fibrocarpa Grewia fibrocarpa