Sauropus macranthus
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Pumpkin bush tree
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Description
A shrub. It grows 3-4 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are wedge shaped or rounded at the base. The flowers are in the axils of leaves and there can be one or several flowers in a group. The fruit stalks are 9-13 cm long and the fruit are round with lobes and 1.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are red. There are 1-3 white seeds.
Edible Uses
Both the fruit and leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in broad-leaved forests between 500-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
They have also been put in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Pohon labu hutan
References (3)
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 497
- Welzen van, P. C., Flora Malesia, 90 Sauropus. (As Sauropus longipedunculatus)
- Welzen van, O. C., 2003, Revision of the Malesian and Thai Species of Sauropus (Euphorbiacaeae: Phyllanthoideae) Blumea 48:319-291
