Dracontomelon
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DracontomelonBlume, Carl L. von (1850) In: Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum sive stirpium Exoticarum, Novarum vel Minus Cognitarum ex Vivis aut Siccis Brevis Expositio et Descriptio (Blume, ed.), 1 [15]: 230-231. (Vietnamese: chi sấuPhạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, growing mostly in SE Asia and the Pacific islands. The fruit may be used in local cuisine, especially as souring agents.
Species
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- Dracontomelon costatum Blume - Borneo, Sumatra
- Dracontomelon dao Merr. & Rolfe (many synonyms) - SE Asia to Solomon Islands
- Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre (syn. D. sinense) - southern China & Vietnam
- Dracontomelon laoticum C.M.Evrard & Tardieu
- Dracontomelon lenticulatum Wilkinson[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2777584 The Plant list (20 January 2018)] - New Guinea
- Dracontomelon macrocarpum Li - China (Yunnan)
- Dracontomelon petelotii Tardieu - northern Vietnam[https://www.gbif.org/species/3660211 GBIF: Dracontomelon petelotii]
- Dracontomelon schmidii Tardieu - Vietnam
- Dracontomelon vitiense Engl. - Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa (Upolu)
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The following are known synonyms:
- Dracontomelon cuspidatum Blume: syn. of Dacryodes rostrata (Bl.) H. J. Lam
- D. laoticum Evrard & Tardieu: syn. of Protium serratum (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl.
- D. pilosum Seem.: syn. of Didymocheton alliaceus (Miq.) Mabb.[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:69539-1 Dracontomelon pilosum Seem.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- D. papuanum Lauterb.: syn. of Protium macgregorii (F.M.Bailey) Leenh.
- D. multijugum Radlk. (formerly C.DC.): syn. of Toona ciliata var. multijuga (Kurz) Panigrahi & S.C.Mishra
Culinary Use
The most commonly eaten species is Dracontomelon duperreanum, which produces an edible fruit that is eaten in Cambodia, Vietnam and China. In Vietnamese, the plant is called cây sấu and is a common urban tree in Hanoi; the fruit is called quả sấu. The fruit is used in Vietnamese cuisine both as a souring agent and a candied treat similar to the Japanese umeboshi. The treat is popular among youths. In Chinese, the fruit is called 仁面.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Dracontomelon|Dracontomelon}}
- {{Wikispecies inline|Dracontomelon|Dracontomelon}}
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