Oxyceros horridus
Lour.
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Description
A climbing shrub. The branches are curved. It grows 3-6 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are oblong and 6-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers are in a cluster in the axils of leaves. They are white but turn yellow. The fruit is a round berry.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand,
Notes
The fruit is used as medicine.
Synonyms
Gardenia horrida (Lour.) Spreng.Griffithia siamensis Miq.Oxyceros pauciflorus (Ridl.) Turveng.Randia horrida (Lour.) Schult.Randia pauciflora var. horrida (Lour.) Pierre ex Pit.Randia pauciflora var. minor CraibRandia siamensis (Miq.) CraibRandia uncata Ridl.Solena horrida (Lour.) D. Dietr.Webera siamensis (Miq.) Kurz
Also Known As
Bai kat kaaw
References (1)
- Cruz-Garcia, G. S., & Price, L. L., 2011, Ethnobotanical investigation of 'wild' food plants used by rice farmers in Kalasin, Northeast Thailand. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 7:33
