Trema politoria
(Planch.) Blume
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are 7-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and taper to the tip. The flowers are small and greenish in dense clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is small and oval. They are black.
Edible Uses
The fruit is made into jam.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are made into jam.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows up to 900 m altitude. In the Indian Himalayas it grows in exposed places between 600-1,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia,
Notes
Also put in the family Ulmaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Banharria, Jivan, Khagshi, Khardol, Kharkas, Kuri, Petsat, Tila
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 646
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Upreti, K., et al, 2010, Diversity and Distribution of Wild Edible Fruit Plants of Uttarakhand. Bioversity Potentials of the Himalaya. p 192
- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh
