Walsura bonii
Pellegr.
Cay giay
Meliaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree 30-40 m tall. The trunk grows 20-30 m tall before branching. The trunk is 40-60 cm across. The fruit is a flattened round berry with one seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Traditional Uses
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
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Medicinal Uses
Some Walsura species may be used for skin troubles and strengthening loose teeth.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in Vietnam in primary or secondary evergreen forest and on alluvial, basalt and granite soils.
References (1)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 526
