Uvaria microcarpa
Champ. ex Benth.
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Description
A climber. The branches are yellow and hairy. The leaves are 10-15 cm long. The fruit are yellowish red to black. They are berries 2.5 cm long.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. The leaves are used to make yeast cake employed in wine manufacture.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten. The leaves are used to make yeast cake used in the manufacture of wine.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Uvaria badiflora HanceUvaria macrophylla var. microcarpa (Champ. ex Benth.) Finet & Gagnep.
Uvaria obovatifolia Hayata
Also Known As
Boqua trai-nho, Kai kung shue
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1026
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 14
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 73
