LANGSATAN

(Aglaia edulis)

                                                                                        Photo courtesy: Martin

Fruits of langsatan

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Synonyms: Aglaia acida, Aglaia diffusa, Aglaia latifolia, Aglaia minahassae, Aglaia

                   sulingi.

Family: Meliaceae

Other names: balik-balik, changkru, curran kaniue, dieng soh-longar, kaniue, 

                        khangkhao, kholaen,  khrang, langsat lotung, malasaging, momailateku,

                        sinakedang.

Langsatan is believd to be a native of South East Asia.  It can, however, be seen growing wild in the forests starting from Bhutan, North Eastern Indian states, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Fiji etc.

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Description:

A stellately hairy tree, 22 m in height and 1.8 m in girth, with fluted stem; bark grey, plain outside, exfoliating in rounded or irregular flakes; leaves 30-60 cm long, leaflets 9-13, broadly elliptic to narrow oblong or lanceolate; flowers small, in long pyramidal panicles.

            Fruits 2.5 cm across, globose, covered with thin scales,  usually two seeded.

Uses:

The edible part of a langsatan fruit are the pulp and the aril.  The fruits, which resemble langsat in taste and size,  are fondly eaten.

            Wood is hard and durable.  It is used as timber.

            Langsatan is not cultivated anywhere.

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