Benkara fasciculata

(Roxb.) Ridsdale

Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are narrowly oval and 3-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are hairy near the veins underneath. The flowering shoots are near the ends of the branches. The fruit is a round berry 1-1.5 cm across. It is hairy and has a sepal cup at the crown.

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in lowland and hill forest.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, India, Indochina, Malaysia, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,

Synonyms

Fagerlindia fasciculata (Roxb.) Tirveng.Gardenia fasciculata (Roxb.) Spreng.Menestoria rigida (Wall.) DC.Randia fasciculata (Roxb.) DC.Solena fasciculata (Roxb.) D. Dietr.and others