''Baccaurea macrocarpa'', also called tampoi, is a small, tropical

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

substorey fruit trees native to Southeast Asia, especially Borneo. It is

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

, and the female tree bear fruit directly on the

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and large branches. The fruit is large, orange-skinned, white-fleshed, with a delicious tangy flavour somewhat like

mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

( tangerine). Depending on conditions, the fruit may closely clothe the trunk beautifully, like the fruit of many '' Ficus'' species. Buah tampoi

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