Porterandia anisophylla
(Jack ex Roxb.) Ridl.
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Description
A small tree. It grows 16 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The leaves are crowded at the twigs. They are simple and opposite. The flowers are 11 mm across and white to yellow. The fruit are 35 mm across and are green berries.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 1,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 100 Randia species. There are about 90 Randia species in tropical America.
Synonyms
Gardenia anisophylla Jack ex Roxb.Randia anisophylla (Jack ex Roxb.) Hook.f.
Also Known As
Empitap chambol, Randa hutan
References (5)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1897 (As Randia anisophylla)
- Heyne, K., 1927, p 1398 (As Randia anisophylla)
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- Slik, F., asianplant.net
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
