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[1] [2] [3] It is commonly known as mundu or munu in Indonesia and Malaysia, [1] baniti or taklang-anak in the Philippines, [4] [5] [6] and maphuut or ma phut in Thailand. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] In English, it is sometimes known as yellow mangosteen , [ 8 ] although that name is used for several other species as well.
The legend of Malin Kundang stems from the people of Minangkabau who are located in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Minangkabau is the largest ethnic group on the island that is home to many cultural folktales, with Malin Kundang being one of them.
In Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia, a similar figure is set up in the local iteration of the performance known as the pohon beringin ("banyan"). [3] [4] The beringin is often displayed in the beginning and the end of the performance symbolizing "a world loaded with lives...in the water, on the land and in the air".
Rentap (born Libau anak Ningkan; c. 1800–1870), also known as Libau Rentap, was a warrior and a recognized Iban hero in Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia) during the reign of the first White Rajah, James Brooke. His praisename, [definition needed] Rentap Tanah, Runtuh Menua translates from the Iban language as 'Earth-tremor, World-shaker'.