Kepel fruit.

Kepel is a tree and fruit that have a scientific name Stelechocarpus burahol. Fruit-producing plants that become the princess craze ancient Javanese court since it now includes one of the rare plants in Indonesia. Kepel tree which is believed to have a value of philosophy is a floral identity adhiluhung Special Region of Yogyakarta province.
Kepel tree (Stelechocarpus burahol) in several regions in Indonesia, also known as fruit and tree kecindul, cindul, simpol, burahol, and turalak. In English this rare plant dikela as Kepel Aple. While in Latin (scientific) called Stelechocarpus burahol.
Kepel tree becomes the princess craze palace in Java other than philosophy because it has value as a symbol of unity and integrity of the mental and the physical, Kepel fruit is also believed to have a variety of properties in the field of beauty. Kepel fruit has become deodorant (odor remover) for the princess palace. Unfortunately ordinary society precisely because it does not dare to plant this tree that becomes scarce.
Kepel characteristics. Kepel tree (Stelechocarpus burahol) has up to 25 m high with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm. In the bark contained lumps. This bumps the former site of flowers and fruit as flowers and fruit Kepel does appear in the trunk rather than on the twig or branch.
Kepel leaves a single, tapered oval with a length between 12-27 cm and a width of 5-9 cm. Kepel leaves dark green color. Unisexual flowers, fragrant. Male flowers are at the top of the trunk or branches of old clustered between 8 to 16th, while the female flower is only found on the bottom of the stem.
Kepel tree (Stelechocarpus burahol).

Kepel fruit grows meets the trunk. Kepel fruit oval shape with the base slightly tapered. Kepel fruit color (Stelechocarpus burahol) rather grayish brown, and when the old man would turn into dark brown. Flesh yellowish to brownish colored seeds wrap large enough. Kepel fruit taste sweet.
Habitat and Distribution. Kepel tree or burahol spread in Southeast Asia from Malaysia, Indonesia to the Solomon Islands and even Australia. In Indonesia, especially in Java, Kepel tree of rare and scarce.
Kepel tree can grow in habitats that contained a secondary forest in the lowlands up to an altitude of 600 meters above sea level.
Kepel tree conservation. Kepel tree (Stelechocarpus burahol) became one of the rare tree. The scarcity of this plant is due to the assumption of this tree as the tree palace fit only planted in the palace. The common people, especially the Java community will be afraid to get luck (kuwalat) when planting this tree.
In addition, some people also feel lazy to cultivate this fruit. Although it has a sweet taste, but most of the content is filled fruit seeds, thereby reducing the interest of people to cultivate them.
Now, this rare tree can still be found in the palace of Yogyakarta, Ancol, Taman Kiai Lasting Magelang, and the Bogor Botanical Gardens.
Philosophy and Benefits Kepel. Kepel Fruit (Stelechocarpus burahol) that his fist-sized adult has a philosophy as a symbol of unity and wholeness mentally and physically because such hands clenched.
Kepel fruit has been used since ancient times by the princess palace as body odor remover and body deodorizer. It is also believed as one of the means of contraception as female sterility (KB).
Kepel fruit flesh is believed to have properties smoothen urine, prevent inflammation of the kidneys. Kepel tree wood (Stelechocarpus burahol) can be used as industrial materials or materials home furnishings and building materials that hold more than 50 years. Kepel leaves can also be used to overcome gout. Kepel salad leaves can lower cholesterol levels.
An irony, Kepel tree laden philosophy and benefits again favored by the daughter of the palace instead of the tree becomes rare and endangered because of fear of the rabble kuwalat if participating plant. Is there implies to us that we should not be too hung up on the rulers. It is we, all the people who can determine whether natural sustainable this includes Kepel tree, tree burahol.
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Plantae. Phylum: Magnoliophyta. Class: Magnoliopsida. Order: Fabales. Family: Annonaceae. Genus: Stelechocarpus. Species: Stelechocarpus burahol. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: August 29, 2014 at 12:51
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