Planchonella lifuana
(Baill.) Pierre ex Dub.
Kenerewen
Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree. It grows about 10 m tall. The leaves are thin and papery. They have a brown covering. They are narrowly oval and 9 cm long by 4.5 cm wide. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves. The stalks ae 1 cm long. The fruit is round and 3 cm across. They are 1-3 narrowly oval seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows near the coast and outer islands in New Caledonia. It grows in humid forest. It can grow on limestone soils.
Where It Grows
New Caledonia, Pacific,
Synonyms
Pouteria lifuana (Baill.) BaehniSideroxylon lifuanum Baill.Xantolis lifuana (Baill.) Baehni
References (1)
- www.endemia.nc/flore
