Buahan Hutan

ASAM PAHONG Nama botani: Baccaurea lanceolata Pengenalan Sumatra, Siam, Java, Borneo. Malaya, mainly to south. Common small to medium trees, lowland rainforest. Terminalia branching, distinctive, big elliptic leaves. Fruits clustered w/translucent, juicy, sour, edible jacket. Trees monoecious. Habitat & Ecology — Primary and secondary rain forest, on slopes and in riverine forest. Soil: sandy clay, loam. Altitude: sea level up to 1300 m, common in lowland. Flowering: Mar. to Dec. Fruiting: throughout the year. Uses — Against stomachache: the leaves are pounded in bamboo and mixed with water. Pericarp and arillode edible but sour and therefore eaten with sugar or salt. Rarely in cultivation in fruit gardens. Eaten with chicken rice.