Dimocarpus_didyma

Alupag

Alupag

Type of fruit


The alupag is a fruit of the Dimocarpus malesianus tree found in Indochina and Malaysia.[1] Compared to a longan, it has bumpier skin. The tree's wood is used to make combs.

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Description

Tree with brown twigs. Leaves acute to acuminate with a sunken mid rib, tomentose on the bottom. Petioles and rachis tomentose, petals well developed


References

  1. Lithanatudom, Suparat K.; Chaowasku, Tanawat; Nantarat, Nattawadee; Jaroenkit, Theeranuch; Smith, Duncan R.; Lithanatudom, Pathrapol (2019-09-23). "A First Phylogeny of the Genus Dimocarpus and Suggestions for Revision of Some Taxa Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 6716. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07045-7. PMC 5532229. PMID 28751754.



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