Gonocaryum lobbianum

(Miers) Kurz

Cardiopteridaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable 29 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The leaves are shiny and light green underneath. They are oval and 9-20 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. Male and female flowers can be on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy and turns from green to purple or black as it matures. They are oval and 3-5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit and leaves are eaten as vegetables.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense valley forests between 500-1,800 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Production

In China plants flower in January to April and fruit March to October.

Notes

Sometimes also put in the family Icacinaceae.

Also Known As

Cuong vang

References (2)

Delang, C. O., 2007, Ecological Succession of Usable Plants in an Eleven-Year Fallow Cycle in North Lao P.D.R., Ethnobotany Research and Applications. Vol. 5:331-350
Sang, D. T., & Mizoue, K. O. N., 2012, Use of Edible Forest Plants among Indigenous Ethnic Minorities in Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Asian Journal of Biodiversity Vol. 3 (1), p 23-49