Butter Fruit, Velvet Persimmon, Mabolo, Buah Lemak, Buah Mentega, Kamagong

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Description

Medium evergreen tree to 18 m tall, conical crown. Leaves 10-22 cm long, oblong, lower surface silvery hairy. Dioecious, male flowers c. 1.8 cm diameter, in 3-7-flowered axillary; female flower solitary, slightly larger than male. Fruit to 8 cm diameter, solitary, unstalked, globose or slightly flattened, densely covered with fine silvery or brownish hairs, ripening peach-coloured or brownish red.

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Ecology

Lowland monsoon climate at low and medium altitudes.

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Distribution

Endemic in the Philippines.

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Uses

Cultivated as fruit tree, the fruit is eaten fresh when ripe. Wood is durable, smooth and black, often used in making handicrafts.