Asam Kranji aka Velvet Tamarind aka Dialium indum

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Hey Cici, this is look like Velvet Tamarind😊

It is the velvet tamarind, for the tree which grow in South East Asia, it will be Dialium indum, while in Asia will be Dialium Conchinchinense and those which grow in Africa will Dialium Guineense or liki-liki.

it has a velvety hard shell which suggested not to consume until the researcher found benefit of eating its shell.

how's the taste, cici?

This one? It's sour than the one I found in my hometown, Aceh. It's not until recently that I found out about different varieties of this seasonal tropical fruit. You will find it easily if you are strolling around thd traditional market in Thailand and Sarawak, Malaysia. But, this fruit also native to Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia.

the seeds, I have never succeedded to grow a tree from this seed, I wonder why😯 because I never seen its tree too.

the shell, inedible

Velvet tanarind or tamarind plum taste sweet-sour like tamarind but it's powdery not to sticky like tamarind (though there is a variety whic tasted almost like raisin+dates+tamarind😀.. I'll be happy if I can taste it). I read so many article about the benefit of this fruit, but frankly.. I never care about the benefit, I just love to eat it till my mouth dried😂😂😂 that's what eill happens when you consume too much sour fruits😊.

Anyway you can check the information about its benefit 🌱h🐾e🍃r🍬e

I read that one of the article mentioned about sweet-tart taste, I think when you pour some sugar on its flesh, so you can reduce the sour taste then you already have a sweet-tart candy now😊. This fruit is also chategorized as near threatened plant whic mean the habitat is getting lesser and lesser each year. The peak season of this fruits is on December to May but sometimes in Aceh was from August to January.

in my country, when a young woman who is a newly wed, when she craves for this fruit.. people will suddenly associated their mind to pregnancy😂 but I love to have this fruit since I was a kid😊

I wish I could have one of the tree no matter how big it will be in our Hutan Wakaf in Jantho, Aceh Besar. It's not easy to grow this tree anywhere, but I'd like to know whether my fellow forest lover succeed to grow one of its kind.

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