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[[image:Richard_Howard_DSC00603-2007-figflower.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Busak Lipet'''<br>Photo by [[user:Richard Howard|Richard Howard]] ]]
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[[image:Richard_Howard_DSC00603-2007-figflower.jpg|thumb|300px|'''[[Busak]] Lipet'''<br>Photo by [[user:Richard Howard|Richard Howard]] ]]
  
 
[[image:Richard_Howard_DSC00539-2007-unripefig.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Bua' Lipet [[Mangud]]'''<br>Photo by [[user:Richard Howard|Richard Howard]] ]]
 
[[image:Richard_Howard_DSC00539-2007-unripefig.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Bua' Lipet [[Mangud]]'''<br>Photo by [[user:Richard Howard|Richard Howard]] ]]

Revision as of 14:48, 29 November 2007

Busak Lipet
Photo by Richard Howard
Bua' Lipet Mangud
Photo by Richard Howard
Bua' Lipet Laak
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