Polyalthia obliqua
Hook.f. & Thomson
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Description
A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The young branches are red with rust coloured hairs. The leaf blade is broadly oval to sword shaped and 10-12 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are thinly leathery or papery. They are dull underneath. There are 10-14 pairs of secondary veins. They curve. The flowers are in the axils of the leaves. There are 1-3 flowers in a group. The fruit are round and red to brown. They are 1-2 cm across. There are 2 seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in woodlands at mid elevations.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Production
In China it flowers January to April and fruits June to December.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1040 (As Polyalthia consanguinea)
