Planchonella grandifolia
(Wallich) Baehni
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Description
A tree up to 40 m tall. The bark is pale grey. The small branches are yellowish white and with a bloom over them. The leaves occur one after another along opposite sides of the stem. The leaf stalk is 1.4-4 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 17-30 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. The leaves are thin and leathery. There are 6-12 pairs of side veins. The flowers occur in clusters of 3-10. The fruit is green but becomes yellow. It is round and 4-5 cm across. There are 2-5 seeds. Fruit sweet and edible.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit is eaten raw and is notably sweet.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit is eaten raw. It is sweet.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In southern China it occurs in rain forests and thickets between 500-1200 m altitude. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,
Notes
There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 72 | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Alo, Long guo, Maibusan, Thei-pa-buan
References (7)
- Candollea 9: 332. 1942 (As Pouteria grandifolia)
- Flora of China. Vol 15 p 211 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org (As Pouteria grandifolia)
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 622 (As Pouteria grandifolia)
- Jin, Chen et al, 1999, Ethnobotanical studies on Wild Edible Fruits in Southern Yunnan: Folk Names: Nutritional Value and Uses. Economic Botany 53(1) pp 2-14 (As Pouteria grandifolia)
- Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126 (As Pouteria grandifolia)
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- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56 (As Pouteria grandifolia)
- Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 348. 1824. (As Pouteria grandifolia)
