Burckella richii

(A. Gray) H.J. Lam.

Kau, Au

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tree. It forms buttresses. It grows 25-35 m high. It has white latex. The trunk can be 75 cm across. The branches are stout. The leaves are large and simple and arranged in spirals. The flowers are white. They are crowded at the ends of the small branches.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows from sea level and up to 200 m altitude. It grows in forest on limestone.

Where It Grows

Fiji, Pacific, Samoa, Tonga,

Synonyms

Isonandra richii A. GrayBassia retusa Rich. ex A. GrayBurckella microphylla lam. & van OldenBurckella brachypoda Lam.

Also Known As

Kau'uta

References (6)

Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants
Franklin, J., Keppel, G., & Whistler, W., 2008, The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji. Micronesica 40(1/2): 169–225, 2008
Smith, A.C., 1981, Flora Vitiensis Nova, Lawaii, Kuai, Hawaii, Volume 2 p 768
Thaman, R.R., 1976, The Tongan Agricultural System, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. p 385
Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 278

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