Red Balau (Shorea balangeran)

Family: Dipterocarpaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Shorea balangeran, also known as Red Balau, is a critically endangered species commonly found in Southeast Asia that grows up to 32 m in height with a buttressed bole that can be up to 75 cm in diameter. There are no known edible and medicinal uses of this plant. However, it yields a dammar known as ?Tangkawang fat?, a hard resin, which is used for candle making, soap manufacturing, and for illumination.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Peat-swamp forest. A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed keranga or (peat)-swamp forests near the coast up to elevations of 100 metres. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree. (Zone 10)