Olax acuminata
Wall. ex Benth.
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The branches do not have thorns. They are yellow. The leaf stalk is 3-7 mm long. The leaf blade is oblong to sword shaped and 6-10 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide. It is papery. It is rounded or wedge shaped at the base and tapers to the tip. There are 9-11 veins. The flower racemes are in the axils of leaves. They are 1-1.5 cm long. There are 3-8 flowers. There are 3 yellow petals. The fruit is fleshy with a hard covering over the seed. It is oval and covered half way by the calyx. It is 1.5-1.8 cm across and orange.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten with fish and meat, or prepared in curry.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten with fish and meat. They are eaten in curry. They probably should not be eaten in large amounts.
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Known Hazards
The leaves should probably not be eaten in large amounts.
Distribution
A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in the rainforest below 500 m altitude in S China. It occurs in Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
There are about 40 Olax species. They are tropical.
Also Known As
Bol-narang, Dieng-tilut, Dieng-tyrut, Hanboka, Han-boka, Han-kanoj, Han-misang, Jian ye tie qing shu, Moen, Pachilaing, Yaolai
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