Shorea disticha
(Thwaites) P. S. Ashton
Dipterocarpaceae Edible: Fruit - vegetable
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The bark is yellow brown and comes off in patches. The leaves are oval and rounded at the base and tapering to the tip. The flowers are white and in panicles in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and pointed. It has 5 twisted wings.
Edible Uses
The fruit are used as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Sri Lanka,
Also Known As
Beraliya
References (1)
- Ashton, M. S., et al 1997, A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka. WHT Publications Ltd. pdf p 169
