Saurauia napaulensis
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSaurauia napaulensis is a small to medium tree. Leaves 20–35 cm by 6.5–12 cm, apex acuminate, base rounded, margins with fine teeth; 30-35 pairs of straight prominent veins. Flowers about 1.5 cm in diameter, pink, in branched axillary inflorescences. Fruit a globose berry, about 8 mm in diameter.
Description
A large deciduous shrub or small tree. The bark is reddish and the wood soft and spongy. The leaves are large and narrowly oval and have rusty hairs underneath. The leaves are 18-36 cm long. There are prominent side veins and teeth along the edge. The young leaves are very rusty coloured and hairy. The flowers are pink and in clusters in the axils of the leaves. There are many flowers and they are about 1.3 cm across. They have 5 petals that have fringes at the edges. The fruit are green and have 4-5 lobes. They are fleshy with a sweet pulp and are edible.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten raw, and the leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In Yunnan in China it grows between 250-2,250 m altitude. It grows in secondary forest. In Melbourne Botanical gardens.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam,
Other Uses
We have no information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus. The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction.
Production
In Sikkim fruit are available October to November.
Notes
There are 250 Saurauia species. They were previously in the Saurauiaceae family.
Also Known As
Da bu qiu, Gagun, Godanda, Gogan, Gogen, Gogina, Gogna, Gogun, Gokul, Gugna, Gungsning, Jia sten, Kasur-kung, Kasur, Kauji, Maraw, Numraw, Pangara, Pitiguo, Pleshi dhu, Ratendu, Soda nepal, Tiar-pui, Tonshi, Xiangya
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