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Phoebe puwenensis

W. C. Cheng

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The New York Botanical Garden

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Description

A large tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves are oval and 10-23 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They have hairs underneath. The flowers are yellowish. The fruit are oval and 1.3 cm long by 7 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 800-1,500 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Production

In southern China plants flower in March to April and fruit June to July.

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