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General Information

Baccaurea polyneura is a tree with a dense crown growing 5 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 10 - 90cm in diameter, it has small buttresses[, ].
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. It is sometimes sold in local markets.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

A mid-canopy tree of primary, secondary and swamp rain forests at elevations from 20 - 600 metres[]. Mainly found on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites[].

Properties

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Habit	Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Plants grow in the wild on sand, clay, loam and granite soils[].
Plants can flower and fruit all year round[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[, , ]. A sweet to sour flavour[]. The globose fruits are up to 26mm in diameter[]. The fruit is borne in clusters on stems up to 24cm long[]. The ripe fruit splits open when pressed/pinched to show one to three reddish pulpy segments, each with one seed inside. The pulp is often swallowed whole. The taste is sour with a pinch of sweetness[].

Medicinal

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 durable and used for house-posts[]. Although we have no more specific information for this species, most members of this genus produce an excellent timber, which can be used to build houses and boats and to make furniture[].

Propagation

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

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