Alupag
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.
| Alupag | |
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| Alupag fruits with 500 Rp coin for scale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Dimocarpus |
| Species: | D. malesianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dimocarpus malesianus (Leenh.) Lithanatudom & Chaowasku 2017 | |
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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
- 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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