Erioglossum rubiginosum
(Roxb.) Blume
Rusty sapindus
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Description
A shrub or small tree. The crown is compact and bushy. The trunk is crooked and it branches near the base. It grows 3-15 m tall. It is covered with hairs. The leaves are are 15-50 cm long and have leaflets along the stalk. There are 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 8-18 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are blunt at both ends. The flowers are white and have a scent. They are in small groups along 12-30 cm long flowering shoots. The fruit are in large clusters. The fruit is 1 cm long and covered with fine hairs. It turns yellow, orange, purple then black as it ripens. It has a thin sweet juicy pulp.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are sweet with thin sweet juicy pulp and are eaten raw; young leaves are cooked and eaten, and are sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten and are sweet. The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the tropical lowlands and at medium altitudes. In Indonesia it grows from sea level to 1,200 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andamans, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, North America, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia*, Sikkim, USA,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed.
Production
In northeastern India plants flower and fruit April to June. Fruit matures in about 100 days.
Other Information
The leaves are sold in local markets. It is a cultivated plant.
Notes
Probably now a synonym but an unresolved name in The Plant List. Some Erioglossum are now in Lepisanthes.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abigran, Anga-banga, Baraharina, Bhasusu, Kalayo, Katiaju, Kilaju, Klaju, Mertajam, Muli, Pancovier, Pitha, Ritha, Telayu
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