Urceola lucida
(A. DC.) Benth. ex Kurz
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Description
An evergreen climbing shrub. The leaves are papery and narrowly oval. They are 10-14 cm long. The flowers are in panicles in the axils of leaves and at the ends of branches. The fruit are curved follicles.
Edible Uses
The curved fruits are edible and traditionally used as a substitute for tamarind.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is edible. It is used as a substitute for tamarind.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Singapore,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
Other Uses
The latex contains 55 - 83% crude rubber known as 'Rangoon rubber'.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kyet-paung
References (3)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 662 (As Urceola esculenta)
- Forest. fl. Burma 2:184. 1877 (As Urceola esculenta)
- Macmillan, H.F. (Revised Barlow, H.S., et al) 1991, Tropical Planting and Gardening. Sixth edition. Malayan Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. p 311 (As Urceola esculenta)
