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Uvaria rufa
Uvaria rufa is a species of vines or shrubs commonly known as susung-kalabaw ('Carabao teats') or Torres Strait scrambler, of the plant family Annonaceae. It grows naturally in Cambodia (where it is called /triəl svaː/ ទ្រៀលស្វា), Laos, Thailand, New Guinea, more widely in Malesia and in Cape York Peninsula Australia.
The fruits of Uvaria rufa are edible, having a sharp sweet-sour taste. They are known colloquially as Suso ng kalabaw or susung-kalabaw ('Carabao teats') because of its physical appearance.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Uvaria rufa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
