Dichapetalum longipetalum
(Turcz.) Engl.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A shrub or creeper. It grows 3-4 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are arranged in spirals. They are oblong and 8-17 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They have rusty hairs underneath. The flowers are small and usually contain both sexes. The petals are white. The fruit is fleshy and orange or yellow. It is 2 cm across. It has rusty hairs. There is one seed.
Edible Uses
The fleshy fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Hainan. It grows in middle altitudes at about 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Wan tsu
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 152
