Jengkol


Dog fruit is very popular in Indonesian people, they called as Jengkol is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, that is native to Southeast Asia. Dog fruit is have strong smell, despite the beans are a popular food in Indonesia and also consumed in Malaysia (called as Jering), Myanmar (called Da nyin thee) and in Thailand, they are called Luk neang or Luk-nieng. Dog fruit beans are mildly toxic due to the presence of Djenkolic acid. This is an amino acid, which causes Djenkolism (Dog fruit bean poisoning). 

Dog fruit on the tree


The Symptoms include spasmodic pain, urinary obstruction, gout and acute renal failure. The condition mainly affects men and is not determined by how the beans are prepared.



 Dog fruit on the tree 



Dog fruit on the tree so big and tall

The scientific classification of Dog fruit:
Kingdom    : Plantae
Order         : Fabales
Family        : Archidendron
Species      : A. pauciflorum
Binomial name: Archidendron pauciflorum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen.
Synonyms   : Pithecellobium jiringa, Archidendron jiringa,  Pithecellobium lobatum

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  1. Dear Exo! Can I use the picture of the Jengkol Tree for the wikipedia entry of Archidendron Pauciflorum?

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