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Elaeocarpus hygrophilus is a large tropical forest tree of Southeast Asia, 10 to 25 metres tall, grown for its olive-like fruit. It needs warm, humid conditions and reasonably moist soil.
Elaeocarpus hygrophilus is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is distributed in Southeast Asia. The tree is 10–25 metres (33–82 ft) tall. The fruits are olive-like.
The pickled fruits are used as foods in some Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam. In Thai, the fruit is known as makok nam (มะกอกน้ำ) and the English name of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is said to derive from the village of Bang Makok, named after the fruit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elaeocarpus hygrophilus 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.
