RAMBAI

Rambai is native to Malaysia and Sumatra and is commonly grown in Malaysian village gardens. The tree is densely leafy and heavy looking, reaching up to some 20 meter tall. The fruits hang in communal strings (racemes) from the twigs, main branches and to a lesser extent, from the upper part of the trunk. Each fruit measure about 2-4 cm, usually slightly longer than wide. It is buff-colored and has a smooth and thin skin. Within each fruit occur a variable number of seeds enclosed in a translucent white pulp. The seeds are comparatively large and the pulp varies considerably in its quality, from rather acid to sweet and palatable. Rambai season generally follows that of the durians around August-September.