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
