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== Pronunciation ==
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See [http://www.yushodo.co.jp/kikou/banks/img/605.jpg external image]
  
Bu-a Lih-pet
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==Common Names ==
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;Kelabit:
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*Buaq Lipet (Lipat)
  
== Noun ==
 
 
===Translations===
 
;Kelabit:
 
*Bua Lipet
 
 
;English:
 
;English:
 
*A type of myrtle
 
*A type of myrtle
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;Malay:
 
;Malay:
 
*n/a
 
*n/a
 
==Alternative spellings==
 
#Bua' Lipet
 
  
 
== Encyclopedic info ==
 
== Encyclopedic info ==
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;English
 
;English
:A type of wild berry that turns maroon or dark red when ripe. It looks like cranberry, and tastes sour.
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:- A type of wild berry that turns maroon or dark red when ripe. It looks like cranberry, and tastes sour.
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:- Suitable as a bonsai [[#References|<sup>(2)</sup>]]
  
 
;Malay
 
;Malay
:Sejenis buah beri tempatan liar yang berwarna merah gelap apabila masak.  Rupanya seperti cranberi, dan rasanya masam.
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:- Sejenis buah beri tempatan liar yang berwarna merah gelap apabila masak.  Rupanya seperti cranberi, dan rasanya masam.
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:- Boleh ditanam sebagai 'bonsai'
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== Uses ==
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#The fruit is edible, sweet and tasty [[#References|<sup>(1)</sup>]]
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#Good as fencing posts, as cut branches easily root and resprout [[#References|<sup>(1)</sup>]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
#Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
 
#Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
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#[http://www.uog.edu/CALS/site/POG/decasp.html http://www.uog.edu]
  
[[Category:B| bua Lipet]]
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[[Category:B|buaq lipet]]
[[Category:Edible Fruit| Bua Lipet]]
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[[Category:Fruit| buaq lipet]]
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[[Category:Edible Fruit| buaq lipet]]
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[[Category:Request Photo| buaq lipet]]

Latest revision as of 23:14, 13 September 2011

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Common Names

Kelabit
  • Buaq Lipet (Lipat)
English
  • A type of myrtle
Malay
  • n/a

Encyclopedic info

Scientific name
Decaspermum fruticosum (1) a member of the myrtaceae or myrtle family
English
- A type of wild berry that turns maroon or dark red when ripe. It looks like cranberry, and tastes sour.
- Suitable as a bonsai (2)
Malay
- Sejenis buah beri tempatan liar yang berwarna merah gelap apabila masak. Rupanya seperti cranberi, dan rasanya masam.
- Boleh ditanam sebagai 'bonsai'

Uses

  1. The fruit is edible, sweet and tasty (1)
  2. Good as fencing posts, as cut branches easily root and resprout (1)

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
  2. http://www.uog.edu