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Melia superba

Roxb.

Suoerb bea tree, Blum

Meliaceae Edible: Fruit

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Description

A subtropical tree in the mahogany family (Meliaceae) with edible fruit.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, India, Northeastern India,

Cultivation

It can be grown from cuttings.

Notes

An unresolved name.

References (1)

  • Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105

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