Bondon (Artocarpus brevipedunculatus) is a very rare tropical rainforest evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae that can grow 25 metres It is the cousin of jackfruit and breadfruit. The tree originates from northern Borneo , Malaysia the Philippines and Indonesia . The fruit is esteemed locally and is often gathered from the wild. Bondon is know…

Artocarpus kemando is a medium to large, evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. But generally smaller in stature than some of its more famous relatives. It is a smaller fruited (like mini jackfruit), rare Artocarpus from the Bornean jungle. The fruits are green to yellow skinned, with a mild, somewhat melon-like…

Baccaurea parviflora (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg., in DC. Prodr. 5, 2 (1866) This one is Baccaurea parviflora Müll.Arg., which is known in Banjar language (along with some other species of Baccaurea) as ‘rambai’. In the Indonesian (and Malaysian) language it’s called ‘setambun’. It’s locally common from Thailand through to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It grows…

Srikaya (Latin: Annona squamosa), is a plant belonging to the genus Annona which originates from tropical areas. Srikaya fruit is round with many-eyed skin (similar to soursop). The flesh is white. Includes semi-evergreen shrubs or deciduous trees reaching 8 m in height. The leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, 7–12 cm long, and 3–4 cm wide.…

Eleiodoxa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the palm family found in Southeast Asia. The only species, Eleiodoxa conferta, is a dioecious, swamp-dwelling plant, commonly referred to in Malay as acid kelubi or acid paya Plant Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Eleiodoxa Species: Eleiodoxa conferta (Griff.) Burette (1942)   kelubi…