Baccaurea macrocarpa

Baccaurea macrocarpa, also called tampoi, is a small, tropical rainforest substorey fruit trees native to Southeast Asia, especially Borneo.[1] It is dioecious, and the female trees 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.

Baccaurea macrocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Baccaurea
Species:
B. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Baccaurea macrocarpa

References

  1. 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).
Ripe fruits sold in Malaysia
Baccaurea macrocarpa size comparison


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