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Jeniang, Kedah, MalaysiaMangifera quadrifida Jack ex Wall. Anacardiaceae. CN:[Malay - Buah Asam Kumbang; Borneo vernacular names - Asam putarum, Asem kumbang, Asem paoh, Asem rawa, Baab, Damaran, Rancha rancha, Rawa-rawa biasa, Rawa-rawa pipit]. Indigenous to Malesia region lowland forests. Plant can grow to a gigantic more than 50 meters height and now quiet a rarity. Fruit flesh is yellow, with a sour but tasty flavor that is often used locally for pickles, eaten raw with chillies and prawn paste and soy-sauce. Rind purplish-mottled, resinous but easily removed using bare hands.Synonym(s):Mangifera langong Miq.Mangifera longipetiolata KingMangifera maingayi Hook.f.Mangifera quadrifida var. spathulaefolia (Bl.) Engl.Mangifera rigida Bl.Mangifera spathulaefolia Bl.Ref. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2362643www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?23357www.asianplant.net/Anacardiaceae/Mangifera_quadrifida.htm