Aphananthe cuspidata

(Blume) Planch.

Netleaf hackberry

Cannabaceae Edible: Fruit 33 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The trunk is 50-80 cm across. The bark is greyish brown. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-15 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The male flowers are in pairs and the female flowers occur singly. The fruit are reddish brown when ripe. They are oval and 2 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Medicinal Uses

The bark is depurative. It is taken internally with lemon juice as a purifier of blood, for relieving itches and other cutaneous eruptions. The plant yields a crystalline substance, lime methyl-indole or skatole.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on slopes of hills between 100-900 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,

Production

In southern China plants flower in March and April or September to November and fruit in July to September or November to December.

Synonyms

Aphananthe lissopylla Gagnep.Aphananthe lucida (Kurz) J.-F.LeroyGironniera reticulata Thw.and others

Also Known As

Babbuchekke, Dineg-charkhei, Khomanig, Koditani, Nara-kiya, Naraka-bhutali, Narakiyood, Nyal, Shee-kung, Sukar, Thei-seh-ret

References (6)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 669 (As Gironniera cuspidata)
Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 236 (As Gironniera cuspidata)
Chakraborty, S. & Chaturbedi, H. P., 2014, Some Wild Edible Fruits of Tripura- A Survey. Indian Journal of Applied research. (4) 9
Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37 (As Gironniera cuspidata)
Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5

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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