mystery nuts/husks

[Lina Juswara]

It is Pangium edule. We call this species (the local
name) as KLUWAK/KLUWEK in Indonesia. We use the flesh
inside the nuts (the photo is actually the Pangium
edule's nuts) for food ingredient.


Lina
Ohio State University
Columbus-Ohio



--- Jim Croft <jrc at ANBG.GOV.AU> wrote:

> Try Flacourtiaceae: Pangium edule.   SE Asia,
> Malaysia, Indonesia,
> Phillippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,
> Vanuatu
>
> Internet search on: Pangium edule rattles
> will pull up a number of references; not many usable
> images tough.
>
> If you want to try and narrow down provenance of
> this item you might want to
> compare it with anthropological collections from the
> SW Pacific, starting
> with Vanuatu, moving N and W - you may be able to
> find common point in the
> string and knotting style of the rattle bunch.
>
> The fruit of this species is pretty nasty, full of
> cardiac glycocides and
> similar, but with careful preparation (leaching and
> boiling and mashing and
> leaching and...) you can eat it.  That is to say,
> you can, but I won't... :)
>
> The bark is fibrous and can be used for string
> making and it is possible the
> string tying the rattle together in the image is of
> the same species.
>
> The leaves and bark are also toxic and are used as a
> fish poison in some
> areas...  and it is reported to kill lice...
>
> Of course, if it turns out not to be Pangium edule,
> none of the above is of
> any interest at all...  :)
>
> jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom Discussion List
> [mailto:TAXACOM at listserv.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf
> Of Tony Irwin
> Sent: Friday, 17 February 2006 10:44 AM
> To: TAXACOM at listserv.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: mystery nuts/husks
>
> I've posted a picture at
> http://www.btinternet.com/~anthonyirwin/husks/
> of some odd "shells" of a nut or fruit which I don't
> recognise.
> Unfortunately I've no idea which region they're
> from. Any help as to their
> identity would be appreciated.
> Many thanks
>
> Tony Irwin
>
> Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle
> Museum Study Centre,
> Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England.
> Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail:
> tony.irwin at btinternet.com
>




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