Buaq telal

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. Telal siaq - 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
3. Telal manuk siaq - wood is used for music intruments; leaves are used for wrapping rice. ²

References

1. Tradewinds Fruit
2. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen

External images

1. Personal web album (picasa)