Ptychopyxis grandis
Airy Shaw
Bedulang
Euphorbiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A small tree. Young fruit are purple to brown and ripe fruit are red. They have a thick skin and large seeds and a thin white pulp.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
Also Known As
Bedulang
References (3)
- Chai, P. P. K. (Ed), et al, 2000, A checklist of Flora, Fauna, Food and Medicinal Plants. Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Forestry Malaysia & ITTO. p 167
- Siong, K. H., 2003, Indigenous Fruits of Sarawak. ITTO & Sarawak Forest Department. p 66
- Stoops, E. & van Welsen, P.C., 2013, A revision of Ptychopyxis (Euphorbiaceae) in southeast Asia. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 094–112, 2013
