what's the Thai word for lilac?

also, there's a type of plum, I'd like to know the Thai word for:

description: about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. It's shiny dark yellow (not dull light yellow, as are similar fruits), with one elongated seed, about the size of a date seed.

I'm not a big fan of most Thai fruits, but this yellow plum-like fruit was excellent - though not common in markets.

thanks in advance.

Do they have lilacs in Thailand? Lilac is Syringa in Latin

Here is a Univ of Melbourne website with lots of plant names in Thai, you'll need to know the Latin name obviously, but worth a look.

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/List_bot.html

what's the Thai word for lilac?

I don't think there's a Thai word for lilac. It's usually just called ดอกไลแล็ค ("dok lilac" = lilac flower).

also, there's a type of plum, I'd like to know the Thai word for:

description: about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. It's shiny dark yellow (not dull light yellow, as are similar fruits), with one elongated seed, about the size of a date seed.

I'm not a big fan of most Thai fruits, but this yellow plum-like fruit was excellent - though not common in markets.

thanks in advance.

Is it ละมุด (lamood)?

also, there's a type of plum, I'd like to know the Thai word for:

description: about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. It's shiny dark yellow (not dull light yellow, as are similar fruits), with one elongated seed, about the size of a date seed.

I'm not a big fan of most Thai fruits, but this yellow plum-like fruit was excellent - though not common in markets.

Could it be the marian plum มะปราง (maprang or mayongchid)?

Edited March 1, 200818 yr by ElZorro

The yellow marian fruit in the photo is somewhat familiar, though it's not the precise fruit I'm seraching for.

Much appreciated though!

Instead, the fruit I seek is darker yellow and the skin is smooth (almost like plastic) rather than slightly fuzzy like the fruit pictured.

Well, it's a consolation that I have a baby tree of the fruit I'm cruising for, so at least when it yields, I'll get some in my garden.

I thought of maprang at first but the "not dull light yellow" part threw me off.

I think it's มะยงชิด (mayong chid). Very similar to maprang, but slightly larger, rounder, a darker yellow, and has smoother skin. It's also more expensive and the tree supposedly takes quite a while to grow.

Scientific name: Bouea macrophylla Griff

Some links (in Thai):

นครนายก เปิดสวน ชวนเที่ยวและชิม “มะยงชิด มะปรางหวาน”

นครนายกจัดงาน มะยงชิด มะปรางหวาน

ลักษณะทางพฤษศาสตร์ของมะปรางและมะยงชิด - Details of the fruit, maprang vs. mayong chid, and growing the fruit (warning: very annoying website design)

โจ - หลังสวน - มะยงชิด - Details on growing as well (but much easier on the eyes)

what's the Thai word for lilac?

also, there's a type of plum, I'd like to know the Thai word for:

description: about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. It's shiny dark yellow (not dull light yellow, as are similar fruits), with one elongated seed, about the size of a date seed.

I'm not a big fan of most Thai fruits, but this yellow plum-like fruit was excellent - though not common in markets.

thanks in advance.

I came accross this word and remembered your post. เสี่ยน (si-an) - Persian Lilac.I'm not sure if it's the common lilac we're used to seeing in Europe. I hope this is of some help.

I believe เสี้ยน is quite a different plant, genus Cleome. Here you may see a picture of เสี้ยน :

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnenblume

Erwin

I first thought you discribed a maprang. Could the fruit be Abiu?