Amaroria soulameoides

A. Gray

Simaroubaceae Edible: Fruit - edibility by people uncertain

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Description

A small tree. It grows 2-15 m tall. The trunk is slender and 25 cm across. The bark is thin and light brown and has cracks along it. The leaves are simple and alternate. They have long slender stalks. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The fruit are small and egg shaped or round. They are greenish-yellow and turn white when mature.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten, though human edibility is uncertain.

Medicinal Uses

The roots are used as local medicine and may have anticancer properties.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,100 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Fiji, Pacific,

Notes

It may have anticancer properties. The roots is used as local medicine.

Synonyms

Soulamea soulameoides (A. Gray) Noot.

Also Known As

Vasa ni viekau, Vutu kalou

References (2)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1962
GTZ 1996, A Guide to some Indigenous Fijian Trees. GTZ Suva. p 199