Dialium Indum
Dialium Indum
Dialium Indum
Publication date:
2005
SEED LEAFLET
No. 91 January 2005
VTSP
Seed: smooth, flat and irregularly rounded, about 1214 mm long, 7-9 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick. Light
brown to straw coloured, usually with conspicuous
lighter stripes. According to one literature source the
1000 seed weight is 180 g. In Vietnam 2800-3000
seeds per kg was measured, equivalent to about 350g/
1000. Moisture content at maturity 17-18%.
Uses
Botanical description
Fruit: indehiscent pod, ovoid, slightly laterally compressed, 1.8-2 cm long and 1.3-1.5 cm wide, hard,
brittle tomentose. Each pod contains 1-2 seeds imbedded in a yellowish, sticky, sweet and edible substance.
There are 220-240 fruits per litre and 830-850 fruits
per kg.
Flowers hermaphroditic. Pollination by insects. Flowering season in Central Vietnam is March April.
Fruiting in the same area around August to late September.
Harvest
Orthodox. There are no documented records available on long term storability, but since the seed can
easily be dried down to low moisture content, they
are probably storable for long time, in particular at
low temperature and humidity.
Phytosanitary problems
Selected readings
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