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Kepuh or kelumpang
(Sterculia foetida) is a kind of distant relative kapok kapok tree. Tall with
large trunks looming, the tree is often found in coastal forests. In Bali as
well as in Java, these fast growing trees are commonly found in cemeteries.
Other names, including
halumpang (Bat.); kĕpoh, kolèangka (Sd.); kepuh, kepoh, jangkang (Jw.); jhangkang,
kekompang (Md.); kepuh, kepah, kekepahan (Bal.); kepoh, kelompang, kapaka,
wuka, wukak (languages in NTT); bungoro, kalumpang (Mak.); alumpang, alupang,
kalupa (Bug.); kailupa furu, kailupa buru (North Maluku); and others. Also
referred to as kabu-kabu, kalupat, lepong, kelumpang finger.
The name of his name is
taken from Sterculius or Sterquilinus, the name of the fertilizer god in Roman
mythology. Along with the species name, foetida (that is, smelling, rotten),
its scientific name refers to the unpleasant odor issued by this tree,
especially its flowers.
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