Aceratium dasyphyllum
A. C. Sm.
Elaeocarpaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia, West Papua,
Notes
There are 20 Aceratium species. It is native to Maluku.
References (2)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2699
- J. Arnold Arb. 25:117, 1944,
