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#A type of thorny bush which has edgy leaves.  It has small, round green fruit, and when ripe turns red. Its fruit has a round soft seed in the centre.  It taste sweet-sour.
 
#A type of thorny bush which has edgy leaves.  It has small, round green fruit, and when ripe turns red. Its fruit has a round soft seed in the centre.  It taste sweet-sour.

Revision as of 12:27, 30 November 2007

Busak Pidang & Bua' Mata'
Photo by Richard Howard
Bua' Pidang Laak
Photo by Richard Howard
Bua' Pidang Nukak
Photo by Richard Howard

Pronunciation

Bu-a Pi-dang

Common Names

Kelabit
  • Bua' Pidang (Bua Pidang)
English
  • Roseleaf raspberry, thimbleberry, Mauritius raspberry (3)
Malay
  • Tumbuhan liar raspberi

Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
Bua' Pidang - Rubus Rosifolius (1)
Bua' Pidang Runut - Rubus Moluccanus (1)
English
  1. A type of thorny bush which has edgy leaves. It has small, round green fruit, and when ripe turns red. Its fruit has a round soft seed in the centre. It taste sweet-sour.
  2. A spiny shrub. The leaves have 3 to 7 leaflets on opposite sides of the stalk. These are either smooth or hairy with lobed edges. They are green on both sides. The flowers are white. The fruit are red and about 1.5 to 2 cm across. They occur on their own or in clusters. They are juicy and tasteless. (3)
Malay
  1. Sejenis pokok belukar liar. Buahnya kecil dan bulat berwarna hijau, dan apabila masak berwarna merah. Rasa buahnya manis-masam.

Example sentences

Kelabit
  1. Bua' Pidang inih doo' ulun lem patar iring ruma kadang atau lem laman kerubau.
English
  1. Wild Raspberries grows well on fields surrounding the longhouse or buffalo range.
Malay
  1. Tumbuhan liar Raspberi ini biasanya bertumbuh di padang berdekatan dengan rumah panjang ataupun diatas padang kerbau.

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
  2. Wikipedia:rubus
  3. Ecoport