Micromelum integerrimum
(Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. ex M. Roem.
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Description
A small evergreen tree. It grows 6-8 m tall. The bark is grey and smooth. The leaves have 7-15 leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval and unequal. The flower petals are yellow. The fruit is oval and 1-2 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are orange. There are 1 or 2 seeds.
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 moist mountain forests and in sandy soil near the sea between sea level to 2,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam,
Also Known As
Ban jamir, Karai
References (2)
- Majumdar, K and Datta, N., 2009, Traditional wild edible fruits for the forest dwellers of Tripura, India. Pleione 3(2) 167-178
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 144
