New materials for our industries: Pangium Edule Reinw(Kepayang) - Any takers for development of products?
Pangium edute Reinw. or locally known as 'kepayang, pangi or keluak', is monotypic and belongs to the family Flacourtiaceae (figure I). They can reach heights of up to 40m. and is found in the wild or is more commonly cultivated especially in villages in Sabah and Sarawak.The boles a...
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Research Management Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/534/1/synthesis_16.pdf |
| Summary: | Pangium edute Reinw. or locally known as
'kepayang, pangi or keluak', is monotypic and
belongs to the family Flacourtiaceae (figure I).
They can reach heights of up to 40m. and is found
in the wild or is more commonly cultivated
especially in villages in Sabah and Sarawak.The
boles are straight and often reach a diameter of
I m. kepayang offers good timber source to the locals.The seeds contain high quality oil which has
been used for cooking for decades even in areas
where coconut is plentiful. The investigation into
P. edule was initiated following the observation of
the wide use of its seeds as a preservative for
meat and fish throughout the Dusun community in
Sabah, and the widely used oil from the seeds for
cooking in Sarawak. |
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