Difference between revisions of "Buaq tegkang"
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#A type of shrub that grows wild. It has pink berries, and when ripe turns dark red. It has a sour taste. | #A type of shrub that grows wild. It has pink berries, and when ripe turns dark red. It has a sour taste. | ||
| + | # 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 [[#References|<sup>(2)</sup>]] | ||
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#Sejenis pokok belukar liar. Buahnya berbiji-biji, berwarna merah jambu, dan apabila masak berwarna merah gelap. Rasa buahnya masam. | #Sejenis pokok belukar liar. Buahnya berbiji-biji, berwarna merah jambu, dan apabila masak berwarna merah gelap. Rasa buahnya masam. | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 29 November 2007
Contents
Pronunciation
Bu-a' Teg-kang
Noun
Translations
- Kelabit
- Bua' Tegkang
- English
- Malay
Alternative spellings
- Bua Tekgang
Encyclopedic info
- Scientific name
- medinilla crassifolia (1)
- English
- A type of shrub that grows wild. It has pink berries, and when ripe turns dark red. It has a sour taste.
- 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)
- Malay
- Sejenis pokok belukar liar. Buahnya berbiji-biji, berwarna merah jambu, dan apabila masak berwarna merah gelap. Rasa buahnya masam.
References
- Ethnobotany of the Iban & Kelabit by Hanne Christensen
