Buaq kiran

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Bua' Kiran
Lawa Kiran
Photo by Forest & Kim Starr


Pronunciation

Translations

English
marang, fruit of the Johey Oak tree [1]


Bahasa Malaysia
buah tarap

Alternative spellings

1. Keran [Pa' Dalih / Kelapang] 2. Keiran

Encyclopedic Information

Several varieties of the fruit are found in the Kelabit highlands.[1] Their Kelabit (spelling Pa' Dalih) and scientific names are given below:

  1. Keran - artocarpus anysophyllus
  2. Keran bata' - artocarpus odoratissimus
  3. Keran beung - artocarpus odoratissimus
  4. Keran kelidang - artocarpus sp
  5. Keran padak - artocarpus sp
  6. Keran pukung - artocarpus odoratissimus
  7. Keran talaoh - artocarpus odoratissimus

References

  1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen