You will know that the weather is getting hot if you can smell its aroma. Kapampangans call it the Ebak Tree. Yet, the roasted seeds are edible!
Here is a photo of the calumpang tree growing at UP Clarkfield campus in Pampanga.
| Tree | Sterculia foetida |
| Common Names | Calumpang, Indian Almond, Skunk Tree, Ebak tree|
| Photographer | Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio |
| References | Wikipedia, |
It's the flowers that smell like dung. Stercutius was a Roman god of excrement.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is so true, mentioned also in the Wikipedia reference.
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