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Various Types of Mango in Indonesia
Are you a fan of mango fruit?, The name “mango” is more commonly known throughout Indonesia. While in West Java it is called “fruit” only. An odd term, because the term “fruit”, is more commonly known to refer to all types of fruit that exist throughout the world. In West Java it is only intended…
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Bacang / limus / pakel (Mangifera foetida Lour.)
Bacang (Mangifera foetida Lour.) is a fruit tree that is related to mangoes. People often refer to the fruit as Bacang, Ambacang/Embacang, or Bacang Mango. In various places it is also known by various names such as limus, pakèl, tamarind, macang or machang (Malays in eastern Sumatra and Malaysia), maa chang, ma chae, or ma…
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Mangifera Pajang / Asam Payang / Bambangan
This mambangan or bambangan has the Latin name mangifera pajang. Included in the family Anacardiaceae or included in the genus Mangoes. In particular, this fruit is endemic to Borneo, which means it can only be found on the island of Borneo. For its distribution, this plant grows wild throughout the forests of Kalimantan. It’s just…
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kembayau fruit (Dacryodes rostrata f. Cuspidata)
The kembayau fruit (Dacryodes rostrata f. Cuspidata) is a typical fruit from Kalimantan and is a rare fruit. This kemayau fruit is oval in shape, green when it is young and turns purple-black when it is old. To eat this fruit must be soaked in warm water or boiled until soft. After soaking and…
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Blood Star Fruit / Mugi Fruit
Star fruit has the scientific name Baccaurea angulata (Euphorbiaceae). Carambola is endemic to the island of Borneo. The people know them as red starfruit, hill starfruit, gerumin bereh (Bidayuh), red tampoi, uchong (Iban), forest starfruit, pidau (Indonesia); embaling (Sabah) and embaling bobou (Brunei). Carambola blood is closely related to sweet starfruit (Averrhoa carambola-Oxalidaceae). This plant…