Bridelia tomentosa
Bl.
Kenidai
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Description
A small spindly shrub 2-3 m high. They can grow to 10 m high and be 2-3 m across. The young shoots are covered with short tangled hairs. The tree loses many of its leaves during the year. The bark is tight and smooth and mottled creamy-grey. The leaves are small and not shiny. The leaf shape and size varies considerably even on one plant. Leaves are 3.5-8.5 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are light green above and paler underneath. The leaf tip can be rounded or pointed. The veins are easily seen. The flowers are small and green. They can occur on their own or in small groups. It produces small berry like fruit along the twigs. The fruit are green when young and turn black when ripe. They are 0.4-0.6 cm across. These enclose one or two hard shelled seeds.
Edible Uses
The small ripe fruit are eaten raw and have been used in pepper.
Traditional Uses
The small ripe fruit are eaten raw. The fruit have been used in pepper.
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Medicinal Uses
The bark is astringent. It is used in the treatment of colic. The leaves are used in the treatment of colic.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in open savannah grassland and in secondary regrowth. It grows in tropical lowland areas below about 450 m altitude. The plant occurs in countries from India to Australia. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants grow wild. They can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Other Uses
The bark is a source of tannins. The bark is used to colour wood black. The seeds used by children as bullets in bamboo guns. The light olive-brown wood is hard and close-grained. It is suitable for baskets, carts, wheels, and tool-handles.
Production
In Australia they flower in March to May and fruit from April to June.
Other Information
A very minor edible fruit from wild plants in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
Notes
There are about 60 Bridelia species.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | — | — | 7.9 | — | 1 | 17.5 | 3.1 | — |
| Fruit | 78.5 | — | — | 3.2 | — | 22.2 | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Amam, Anbirlemanjwarre, Anngawokngawok, Baung-bin, Chinya, Dieng-soh-puetparao, Gandri, Kandri, Kang pla, Kanyere, Kenidai jantan, Lahpawk, Mindri, Patkunti, Seik-chi-nwe, Sirai, Thebihi
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