Rhyticaryum elegans
G. Schellenb.
Icacinaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-3 m tall. The branches are slender. The leaves are oblong and arrow bluntly to a tip.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia,
References (2)
- Milliken, W., 2000, Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (near Baliem)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Ryticaryum)
