Phyllanthaceae
Menteng
Baccaurea racemosa
Also known as Baccaurea wallichii, Rambai relative, Coccomelia racemosa, Baccaurea bhaswatii
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Fruit · Southeast Asia · Edible Fruit · Rainforest · Borneo · Rare Fruit · Fruit Tree · Java · Malaya · Exotic
Menteng is a tropical fruit tree native to the lowland rainforests of Southeast Asia that requires a warm, humid environment and rich, well-draining soil. Water regularly to maintain soil moisture, and provide partial to full sun for healthy canopy development and fruiting. It is best suited to large outdoor tropical gardens or orchards and is rarely seen outside its native range.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and regularly to keep soil consistently moist, especially during fruiting · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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