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== Pronunciation ==
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[[image:Richard_Howard_DSC00539-2007-unripefig.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Bua' Lipet'''<br>Photo by [[user:Richard Howard|Richard Howard]] ]]
  
Bu-a Lih-pet
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==Common Names ==
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;Kelabit:
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*Bua' Lipet (Lipat)
  
== Noun ==
 
 
===Translations===
 
;Kelabit:
 
*Bua' Lipet
 
 
;English:
 
;English:
 
*A type of myrtle
 
*A type of myrtle
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;Malay:
 
;Malay:
 
*n/a
 
*n/a
 
==Alternative spellings==
 
#Bua Lipet
 
  
 
== Encyclopedic info ==
 
== Encyclopedic info ==
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[[Category:B|bua' lipet]]
 
[[Category:B|bua' lipet]]
 
[[Category:Edible Fruit| bua' lipet]]
 
[[Category:Edible Fruit| bua' lipet]]
[[Category:Request Photo| bua' lipet]]
 

Revision as of 14:40, 29 November 2007

Bua' Lipet
Photo by Richard Howard

Common Names

Kelabit
  • Bua' Lipet (Lipat)
English
  • A type of myrtle
Malay
  • n/a

Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
Decaspermum fruticosum (1) a member of the myrtaceae or myrtle family
English
- A type of wild berry that turns maroon or dark red when ripe. It looks like cranberry, and tastes sour.
- Suitable as a bonsai (2)
Malay
- Sejenis buah beri tempatan liar yang berwarna merah gelap apabila masak. Rupanya seperti cranberi, dan rasanya masam.
- Boleh ditanam sebagai 'bonsai'

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
  2. http://www.uog.edu