The firmiana malayana or mata lembu, remains here in testimony to man's care-less-ness - its tree had since been felled. Let not the birds leave too.
Showing posts with label buah rukam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buah rukam. Show all posts

Monday, 19 February 2018

Buah rukam

It came as a pleasant surprise when I learnt that what I thought were wild fruits actually turned out to be 'buah rukam', a kind of edible sour fruit.  It's the fruiting season now and one tree in particular is covered with gorgeous unripe and ripe fruits ranging from orangey to reddish purple fruits.  And the red Weaver ants seem to have taken on the role of guardian to these fruits for these ants are all over the tree.
This part of the taman is certainly attractive for it is planted with two rows of these trees, again kudos to the taman designer who had dotted the taman with numerous attractive fruiting trees for both man and creatures.












Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Alluring but ....

However one views it -
lovely, tempting
But wise to keep one's distance.

(until I learnt much later these are edible but have to apply caution when doing so for the fruit can cause numbness in the mouth when bitten into)