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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Pouteria malaccensis (C.B.Clarke) Baehni (SAPOTACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Nyatoh Nangka Kuning

Description

Medium or large tree to 38 m tall. Leaves 12-22 cm long, obovate, grey-green or glaucous below. Flowers in axils of leaves, petals white. Fruits 1-2 cm long, ovoid to oblong-ellipsoid.

Ecology

Common in lowland forest, from seasonal freshwater swamps to ridges below 700 m altitude.

Distribution

S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, through Malesian to New Guinea.

Uses

Timber is marketed under the name Nyatoh, for general purposes, often used to make furniture and cabinets.