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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Tree: sterculia foetida, calumpang , indian almond, skunk tree


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.




Calumpang, Indian Almond, Skunk Tree, Ebak tree
TreeSterculia foetida
Common Names
PhotographerDr. Ernesto P. Adorio
ReferencesWikipedia,


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2 comments:

  1. BarryJuly 25, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    It's the flowers that smell like dung. Stercutius was a Roman god of excrement.

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  2. UnknownJuly 26, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    Yes, that is so true, mentioned also in the Wikipedia reference.

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