Gelam honey
Melaleuca cajuputi (Apis dorsata)
Wild honey of the giant honey bee Apis dorsata from the swamp forests of cajuput (locally gelam) on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is amber, darkens with time and has a strong aroma.
- Origin
- Malaysia (Terengganu)
- Colour
- 85 mm · light amber
- Plant
- Melaleuca cajuputi (Apis dorsata) · paperbark →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Gelam forests grow on seasonally flooded coastal plains, often just behind the mangrove belt.
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