Fissistigma maclurei
Merr.
Annonaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A climber. It grows 6 m long. It has a blackish brown coating. The leaves are sword shaped and 7-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are blackish underneath. Flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 1.8 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. There are 7-9 seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Hainan. It grows on forested slopes and in valleys beside water between 200-1,100 m above sea level in southern China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Meiogyne maclurei (Merr.) J. SinclairMelodorum maclurei (Merr.) Ast in Humbert
Also Known As
Hak tang tz
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 71
