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Cynometra cauliflora

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Overview

Cynometra cauliflora is a small, cauliflorous tree with a thick, heavily branched stem, and rather small flowers, about 1.2 cm (0.5 in) across, that appear on the stem in clusters. It is known in Indonesian as namu-namu, after the flattened, crescent shaped pods, which look similar to the Indonesian pastry, namu-namu. In the city of Ternate, it is called namo-namo, and ñam-ñam in the Maldives. It is a species of the genus Cynometra, native to Malaysia, and found mainly in northern peninsular Malaysia.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Cynometra cauliflora — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): නමිනම් — CC BY-SA 4.0
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