Buaq telal

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Buaq telal
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Lawa telal
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also talal

Common Names

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Encyclopedic Information

Scientific Name
Telal manuk bataq - (unnamed) 2
Telal manuk budaq - (unnamed) 2
Telal manuk siaq - litsea noronhae 2
Telal siaq - litsea garciae 2
Notes
  1. Small fruit, only 1-1.5" across, with pink to purple skin that is said to have an excellent delicate, avocado-like flavor. 1
  2. Telal siaq - the fruit is soaked for a short time in hot water and may be eaten as a snack or as a vegetable. 2

References

  1. [1]
  2. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen

External images

  1. Personal web album (picasa) [2]