Memecylon celastrinum

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Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk can be 60 cm across. It can have buttresses. The bark is finely cracked and flaking. The small branches can be 4 sided. The leaves are broadly oval and 5-10 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. Several flowers occur in a group in the axils of leaves. The fruit are green when young. They are round and 7-10 mm across.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows in forests between 500-1,800 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet,

Notes

Also put in the family Memecylaceae.

Also Known As

Theikawrak

References (2)

Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126
Lalfakzuala, R., 2007, Ethnobotanical usages of plants in western Mizoram. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 6(3) pp 480-493