Buaq tegkang

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Busak Tegkang
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Buaq Tegkang Laak
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Da'un Tegkang
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Pronunciation

Bu-aq Teg-kang

Common Name

Kelabit
English
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Malay
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Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
medinilla crassifolia (1)
English
  1. A type of shrub that grows wild. It has pink berries, and when ripe turns dark red. It has a sour taste.
  2. Epiphytic; treelet, shrub, herb, climber · VEG: Peatswamp Forest, Kerangas Forest with Agathis, LMDF, HDF, Upper Montane Forest, Secondary Forest · HAB: gentle slope, terrace, ridge; periodically flooded; near running fresh water, near still fresh water · GEO: Belait formation, Meligan formation, shale, Sand/clay, Sand, Setap Shales; clay soil; peat · ALT: 300 m (2)
  3. Fruit is edible (1)
Malay
  1. Sejenis pokok belukar liar. Buahnya berbiji-biji, berwarna merah jambu, dan apabila masak berwarna merah gelap. Rasa buahnya masam.

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
  2. Kew Herbarium