PITHRAJ TREE

Common Name: Pithraj Tree
Vernacular Name: Pasak Lingga
Botanical Name: Aphanamixis polystachya
Specimens From: India
Specimens Weight: 12 gms [0.4 oz] (average wgt per fruit)

Pithraj tree is originated from India, Indochina, Malesia, South China and the Pacific Islands.

If you had seen or eaten a langsat fruit before, Pithraj tree fruit looks similar in size, shape and colour and even smells like one too. Almost round with a slight pointed tip and with a cream skin.

The seed is red and rather big and there may be one or more seeds in a single fruit. The flesh is off white. This fruit is usually eaten by monkeys or other animals. The oil of the seed is toxic and used for insect repellent.


Fruit: Pithraj Tree; Aphanamixis polystachya; Meliaceae.


Other fruit in the same family: Duku, Langsat


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LANGSAT

Common Name: Langsat
Vernacular Name: Lanzones
Botanical Name: Lansium domesticum
Specimens From: Malaysia

Langsat, a native fruit from Malaysia, is relatively common in South-east Asia but not much is known once out of this Asian region. It goes by several vernacular names, partly due to the confusion of the few different varieties and hence, the names apply loosely to these group of fruits that look alike. In the Philippines, it is known as "Lanzones" but not in elsewhere.

Even though all are classified under the same species, there are differences in shapes, sizes and taste. Basically, it can be divided into four varieties, "Duku", "Langsat", "Longkong" and "Duku-langsat". Duku-langsat is basically a hybrid between the two, so will not go into that.

Compare among the three varieties:

The size of the langsat is the smallest.

The skin is smooth and the thinest among them. Easy to peel but with sticky latex when peel.

The size of the seed is small too as in correspondence to its size.

The taste is sweet and sour. Usually half sweet, half sour.

Langsat fruits are always taken as a snack. But it does not last and blotches of dark brown to black will appear in a day or two. Hence, it is not exported.


Fruit: Langsat; Lansium domesticum; Meliaceae.


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DUKU

Common Name: Duku
Vernacular Name: Lanzones
Botanical Name: Lansium domesticum
Specimens From: Malaysia

Duku, a native fruit from Malaysia, is relatively common in South-east Asia but not much is known once out of this Asian region. It goes by several vernacular names, partly due to the confusion of the few different varieties and hence, the names apply loosely to these group of fruits that looks alike. In the Philippines, it is known as "Lanzones" but not in elsewhere.

Even though all are classified under the same species, there are differences in shapes, sizes and taste. Basically, it can be divided into four varieties, "Duku", "Langsat", "Longkong" and "Duku-langsat". Duku-langsat is basically a hybrid between the two, so will not go into that.

Compare among the three varieties:

The size of the duku is the biggest. It is about the size of a golf ball or slightly larger. It is round in shape.

The skin is rough and the thickest among them. Non-sticky when peel.

The size of the seed is bigger too as in correspondence to its size.

The taste is sweet and sour. Usually, more sour than sweet.

Duku fruits are always taken as a snack. But it does not last and blotches of dark brown to black will appear in a day or two. Hence, it is not exported.


Fruit: Duku; Lansium domesticum; Meliaceae.


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