Buaq lipet

Busak Lipet
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Bua' Lipet Mangud
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Bua' Lipet Laak
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Common Names

Kelabit

• Bua' 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