Pittosporopsis kerrii
Craib
False pittosporum, Jai hai tong
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Description
A shrub or tree. It grows 4-7 m high but can be higher. The bark is red brown. The leaf blade is shiny and light green underneath. The leaves are 12-22 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The flowers are 1 cm across and white or pale green. The fruit is fleshy and light green. They are edible when young. They are about 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. The seeds are light brown.
Edible Uses
The seeds are roasted and eaten. The fruit are eaten raw when young.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are roasted and eaten. The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense valley forests between 300-1,600 m altitude in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Notes
There is only one Pittosporopsis species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ha piao mei che
References (6)
- Flora of China. Vol. 11 p 509 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- Gardner, S., et al, 2000, A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand, Kobfai Publishing Project. p 126
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 521
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
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