Dracontomelon
Sign in to saveDracontomelon 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
Native toAndaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.
General: In New Guinea, Dracontomelon can be identified Use: Dracontomelon species are sometimes cultivated
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- Parent taxon
- Anacardiaceae
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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)