Cynometra cauliflora
Family Name:    Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Common Name:    Nam Nam, Katak Puru, Puki Anjing, Namu Namu


Trees are about 15 m tall and leaf is made up of two leaflets, which if not examined closely may appear as two leaves. They are glossy and smooth, dark green with pale green undersides, and are a rosy pink when young.

Known in Indonesia as namu-namu (due to the flattened, crescent shaped pods, which look similar to the Indonesian pastry, namu-namu), Naminan tree is a native of Malaysia, found mainly in northern Peninsular Malaysia. A member of the family Fabaceae (legumes), it is a small, cauliflorous tree with a thick, heavily branched stem, and rather small flowers, about 1.2 cm across, that appear on the stem in clusters.

The fruits are kidney-shaped, 5–10 cm long and 5 cm wide.The pod does not split open readily, but a line is visible along the fruit and divides it into two. The texture of the skin is coarse and uneven, colored a pale greenish/yellow to brown. The pod is edible, with aromatic and juicy yellow pulp, and relatively large seeds.
Nam Nam can be found in South East Asia, India and Sri Lanka. It is classified in the same family of the common peanut or "groundnut". This fruit is somewhat flattened and usually semicircle or kidney-shaped. The surface of the pod is rough and wrinkled. It is dull green and will turn yellowish-brown when it matures.
The tree is usually grown from seed, although it can be propagated by budding, approach grafting and other methods.

Edible Uses
The young fruit (seedpod) - raw or cooked. A pleasant, sharp flavour.
It is very sour, but the acid content decreases with maturity.
 The mature fruit can be eaten fresh or cooked with sugar to make sweets (compote)

It can also be made into a fruit salad, pickled, or be used to prepare a special 'sambal' (a condiment based on pounded chilli).
The fleshy, brownish-green seedpod is rather kidney-shaped, up to 3cm long by 2cm by 1cm
The pod is 3 - 9cm long


Medicinal
An oil from the seed is used medicinally