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General Information

Baccaurea brevipes is a tree with a dense crown growing 3 - 18 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed, it can be 4 - 15cm in diameter[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit. It is occasionally cultivated locally for its fruit[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Primary and secondary rain forest, and seasonal swamp forest at elevations from 20 - 700 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	8.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Found in the wild on sand, clay or granite soils[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

Fruit[]. Insipid[]. The globose fruit is up to 20mm in diameter[]. The fruit is carried in clusters on stems 7 - 30cm long[].

Medicinal

An extract of the leaves is used to regulate menstruation[].

We have no specific information on this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used to relieve eye inflammation[].

Agroforestry Uses:

In common with other trees that produce their flowers and fruits on the trunk of the tree, members of this genus are generally considered to be good support trees for the climbing rattan palms, which are grown to provide material for basket making, weaving into furniture, making ropes etc[].

Other Uses

We have no specific information for this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used, along with other ingredients, as a dyestuff to colour silk yellow, red or mauve, using the dyeing process known as 'pekan' in Malay[].

The wood is used in traditional house building, although it is not resistant to insects[].

Propagation

Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days[].

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