Cordia fragrantissima

Kurz

Boraginaceae Edible: Leaves

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Description

A tropical tree in the borage family with edible young leaves.

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Edible Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten with meat.

Traditional Uses

The young leaves are cooked and eaten with meat.

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Medicinal Uses

The wood extract is used in traditional medicine against Leishmania.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia,

Other Uses

The dark reddish-brown wood is moderately hard. It seasons well, works and polishes well, and is capable of a very smooth surface from the tool. A beautifully mottled wood with darker streaks and a fragrant scent, it should be better known. The fresh, fragrant odour of the wood as it is worked makes it very pleasant to use, though the scent does not remain persistent for long in the finished articled. A most attractive and valuable decorative wood, it is suitable for all high-class works of art

Notes

The wood extract is used in medicine against Leishmania.

Synonyms

Cordia rotundifolia B. Heyne ex C. B. Clarkeand others

Also Known As

Hmatkyauk, Kawok, Muk-pui, Sandawa, Taung-kalamet

References (1)

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