Pangium edule
Also known as rowal, football fruit
Pangium is a genus in the family Achariaceae containing the sole species Pangium edule, a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.
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Pangium is a genus in the family Achariaceae containing the sole species Pangium edule, a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.
The taxonomy of the tree is uncertain, and it may also be classed in the Flacourtiaceae or the Violales.
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AchariaceaeAchariaceae generaDioecious plantsEdible nuts and seedsFlora of MalesiaFlora of PapuasiaFlora of VanuatuIUCN Red List least concern speciesMonotypic Malpighiales generaTaxa named by Caspar Georg Carl ReinwardtTaxonbars with from2 matching article titleTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items