Tarennoidea wallichii

(Hook.f.) Turveng. & Sastre

Rubiaceae Edible: Fruit 17 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 3-20 m tall. The branches are stout, angled and with wrinkled, cracked bark. The leaves are 7-30 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowering groups are 4-12 cm long by 8-13 cm wide. The flowers are yellow or white. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 7-18 mm across.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and along streams and on hills and mountain sides between 400-2,200 m above sea level in southern China.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Synonyms

Aidia wallichii (Hook.f.) T. Yamaz.Randia wallichii Hook.f.Randia wallichii var. subtruncata CraibStylocoryna wallichii (Hook.f.) K. Schum.Webera cavaleriei H. Lev.Webera henryi H. Lev.

Also Known As

Sa-phut

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 (As Randia wallichii)