Elaeocarpus turcomanica
N. Kozl.
Elaeocarpaceae Edible: Fruit
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A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 3-8 m high. The bark is reddish-brown. The young shoots and leaves are covered with white scales. The branches are spiny The leaves are silvery and widely sword shaped. They are 3 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers are yellow. They occur as 1-3 together in the axils of leaves. The flowers are bell shaped. They are 7-8 mm long by 3-4 mm wide. The fruit are fleshy with a stone inside. They are 10 mm across. They are dark red and shiny.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In Kazakhstan it grows in alluvial plains.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan,
References (1)
- Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
