Pittosporum tenuivalve
Schodde
Pittosporaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub or very small tree. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are dark green. The fruit is green, oval and flattened.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In PNG it has been collected in the Eastern Highlands. It grows in lower montane forest.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
References (1)
- Plants of Papua New Guinea LAE herbarium record
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