Elaeocarpus hygrophilus

Elaeocarpus hygrophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species:
E. hygrophilus
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus hygrophilus
Kurz

Elaeocarpus hygrophilus is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is distributed in Southeast Asia. The tree is 10–25 meters tall. The fruits are olive-like.

The pickled fruits are used as foods in some Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam. In Thai, the fruit is known as makok nam (มะกอกน้ำ)[1] and the English name of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is said to derive from the village of Bang Makok, named after the fruit.[2]

References

  1. ^ https://botany.wu.ac.th/?p=29362&lang=en
  2. ^ https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/travel/423304/revisiting-the-original-bangkok
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