Pangi (English spelling)

Japanese: パンギノキ（英語表記）pangi

A deciduous tall tree of the family Combriaceae, found wild or cultivated in the tropics of Asia. Native to Malaysia. It grows to a height of 10-40m and a diameter of 1m. The leaves, which have long petioles, are alternate and gathered at the ends of twigs, are heart-shaped with pointed tips, large, 20-60cm long, and have dense brown hairs on the underside of the veins. The flowers are axillary, female flowers are solitary, while male flowers are in racemes consisting of several flowers, and are usually dioecious. The fruit is ovoid, 10-30cm long, has yellow pulpy flesh, smells like green onions, and is poisonous.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アジアの熱帯に野生するか栽培されるイイギリ科の落葉高木。原産地はマレーシア地域。高さ10～40m，直径1mに達する。長い葉柄を有する葉は互生し，小枝の先端に集まり，心形で先端はとがり，大型で長さ20～60cm，裏面は脈上に褐毛を密生する。花は腋生（えきせい）で，雌花は単生，雄花は数個からなる総状花序につき，通常は雌雄異株。果実は卵形，長さ10～30cm，果肉は黄色のパルプ質でネギのような香りがあり有毒。

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