I had tasted this fruit (Lang-Khae) once many years ago, but this weekend I see it for the first time in Bangkok at the Aor-Thor-Kho (อ.ต.ก.) market near Jatujak weekend market. Selling at Baht 50 per 1 kilogram. Local Thai names are ลังแข, ลูกปุย, or ลูกตำพุก.
The scientific name of this fruit tree is Baccaurea macrophylla Muell. Arg. The tree belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Plants in this family love a humid and high rainfall climate. Lang-khae is a native of South Thailand and Malaysia, and is found distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, and Sumatra. It is occasionally cultivated in these areas.
There is no English name recorded for this fruit tree. Gurak gatuk (Kalimantan), bua tampoi (Sumatra) (Indonesia); tampoi, tampul, tempuni (Peninsular Malaysia); lang-khae (Thailand in general), however, there are other local names such as lam-khae (Pattani), and luk pui (Phang-nga).
There is no English name recorded for this fruit tree. Gurak gatuk (Kalimantan), bua tampoi (Sumatra) (Indonesia); tampoi, tampul, tempuni (Peninsular Malaysia); lang-khae (Thailand in general), however, there are other local names such as lam-khae (Pattani), and luk pui (Phang-nga).
The fruit is eaten as fresh fruit. The taste of the flesh is sweet with some sourness, which can attract a wide range of consumers. During the harvesting season, one can find lang-khae fruits in supermarkets of big cities in Thailand as well as in local markets in some southern provinces such as Phang-nga, Phuket and Hat Yai (Songkhla province). It is also popular among the Chinese, Malaysians and Indonesians.
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