Macrolenes pachygyna
(Korth.) M. P. Nayar
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A scrambling shrub or woody climber. The branches have small brown hairs. The nodes are swollen. The leaves are narrowly oval or oblong and 8-18 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip. The flowering shoots are in the upper leaf axils and have 3-12 flowers. These are pink. The fruit is a berry 10-12 mm across.
Edible Uses
The berries are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,
Synonyms
Dissochaeta reformata BlumeMarumia pachygyna Korth.
Also Known As
Phlong khon dao, Totopo
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 214 (As Marumia pachygyna)
