Madhuca pasquieri

(Dubard) H. J. Lam

Zi jing mu

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Summary

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Madhuca pasquieri is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss and overharvesting for its timber.

Description

A tree. It grows to 30-40 m tall. Trunk to 60-120 cm across, bark blackish. The small branches have lenticels and are rust coloured. The leaves can be scattered or clustered at the ends of branches. The fruit can be oval and 2-3 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. The fruit is rust coloured. The layer around the seeds is fleshy. The seeds are like an ellipse and 1.8-2.7 cm long by 1-1.2 cm across with an oblong scar.

Edible Uses

The seeds contain an edible oil that can be extracted by pressing; traditionally, fruit bats drop the seeds from eaten fruit and these are collected for oil production.

Traditional Uses

Seeds contain an edible oil.

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Medicinal Uses

The leaves are used to treat burns.

Distribution

A tropical plant. The occur in forests in southern China and Vietnam between 0-1100 m. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,

Cultivation

Fruit bats drop the seeds of the fruit they have eaten and these seeds are collected and pressed into oil.

Other Uses

The seeds contain 30% edible oil. It is used for lighting and in the chemical industry. The pinkish-red wood is hard, heavy, fine-grained, resistant to termites. A valuable timber, it is used for construction, railway sleepers, furniture, and ship-building.

Other Information

It is an attractive oil.

Synonyms

Bassia pasquieri LecomteDasillipe pasquieri DubardIsonandra pasquieri (Dubard) BaehniMadhuca subquincuncialis H. J. Lam & KerpelMadhuca tsangii H. L. Li

Also Known As

Lau, Illipe de Tonkin, Sen dua, Sen mat

References (6)

Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 7: 182. 1925
FAO Forestry Department. Non-wood forest products in Indochina - Focus Vietnam 5.4 Edible Plant Products (As Bassia pasquieri)
Ferns, Tropical Plants
Flora of China. Vol. 15 p 206 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 620

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