Micromelum falcatum

(Lour.) Tanaka

Rutaceae Edible: Fruit 6 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A small tree. It grows 11 m tall. The leaves have 4-6 pairs of leaflets. They are narrowly oval with a rounded base. There can be fine teeth. The flower clusters are 3-4 cm long. The fruit are oval and 8-10 mm long by 7-9 mm wide. There are one or two seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in southern China in mountains below 1,200 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Production

In China plants flower January to April and fruit June to August.

Notes

There are about 10 Micromelum species. They grow in Asia and the Pacific.

Synonyms

Aulaca falcata Lour.

References (2)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1930
Gardner, S., et al, 2000, A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand, Kobfai Publishing Project. p 104