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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr. (MELIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Sentul, Cottonfruit

Description

Large tree to 45 m tall with thick rounded crown. Leaves 18-40 cm long, trifoliate. Flowers small, c. 5 mm across, yellow-green to white, in branched clusters. Fruits 5-8 cm across, subglobose, ripening yellowish brown to pale brown.

Ecology

Lowland evergreen forest.

Distribution

Widely planted in tropical Asia but wild form probably extending from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra to New Guinea.

Uses

Planted widely for its edible fruits, both fresh or cooked.