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Rambai

Baccaurea motleyana

In Singapore: Rambai, Common Rambai, Jelintik, Buah Jentik, Asam Lambun, Tampoi, 多脉木奶果 (Native to Singapore, Critically Endangered)

Rambai
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rambai is a fruit tree from Southeast Asia that reaches 9 to 12 metres, with sweet-to-acidic fruit borne in strands. It is a tropical, evergreen species grown mainly for its fruit, not as a houseplant.

Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during fruiting, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam rich in organic matter.
Temperature
22–32 °C; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Baccaurea motleyana is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is cultivated for its fruit in India and Bangladesh.

Other Baccaurea plants

Greater Tampoi · Baccaurea polyneura

[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baccaurea motleyana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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