Dracontomelon
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Dracontomelon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, growing mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. The fruit may be used in local cuisine, especially as a souring agent, including in Vietnam, where it is known as sấu.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyAnacardiaceae
General: In New Guinea, Dracontomelon can be identified Use: Dracontomelon species are sometimes cultivated
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 117
- With media
- 69
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Collections
- USNM, A, MO, BRIT, MICH, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Borneo, Panama
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Reclassified species
- Culinary use
- References
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Dracontomelon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, growing mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. The fruit may be used in local cuisine, especially as a souring agent, including in Vietnam, where it is known as sấu.
==Species== thumb|300px|Dracontomelon vitiense − Espiritu Santo island, [[Vanuatu.]] Dracontomelon costatum Blume - Borneo, Sumatra Dracontomelon dao Merr. & Rolfe (many synonyms) - Southeast Asia to Solomon Islands Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre (syn. D. sinense) - southern China and Vietnam Dracontomelon laoticum C.M.Evrard & Tardieu Dracontomelon lenticulatum Wilkinson - New Guinea Dracontomelon macrocarpum Li - China (Yunnan) Dracontomelon petelotii Tardieu - northern Vietnam Dracontomelon schmidii Tardieu - Vietnam Dracontomelon vitiense Engl. - Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa (Upolu)
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