Champereia manillana
(Blume) Merr.
False olive
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Description
A small tree. It grows 6-7 m tall. The branches are slender. The leaves are slightly leathery and narrowly oval. They are 3-10 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are often wavy along the edges. They are shiny. There are 4-8 pairs of side veins. The flowers are in the axils of leaves on branched stalks. Flowers can have both sexes or be female. The fruit is fleshy and rounded and is orange-red when ripe.
Edible Uses
The leaves, flowers, and young fruit are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Young leaves are also used fresh in salads.
Traditional Uses
The leaves, flowers and young fruit are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The young leaves are also used in salads.
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Medicinal Uses
Leaves and roots are pounded to make a poultice for ulcers, and the boiled root is used for rheumatism. The leaves are pounded and applied for headache and stomach ache.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,300 m above sea level. It occurs in Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Andamans, Australia, Asia, China, Christmas Island, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
The plant can flower and produce fruit all year round.
Production
In southern China flowers occur February to June and fruit from February to July.
Notes
The Flora of China says there is only one Champereia species. Burkill says there are 2 or 3. There are 2 varieties.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Apeng, Banitog, Cemperai, Mitha bhaji, Ngot rung, Pannalayapen
References (15)
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- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
- Flora of Taiwan Vol. 2:267
- Hiepko, P., 1984, Opiliaceae, Flora Malesiana Series 1 Vol 10(1) p 35
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