Saurauia polysperma
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSaurauia polysperma is a species of flowering plant in the family Actinidiaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. In the Philippines it is also known as tsuke. Francisco Manuel Blanco, the Augustinian friar who first formally described the species, using the basionym Gordonia polysperma, named it after its many seeds (Latinized form of Greek σπέρμα, spérma).
Description
A tropical shrub or tree in the Actinidiaceae family, similar to kiwifruit relatives, with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.
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 181
