Uvaria hahnii
(Finet & Gagnep.) J. Sinclair
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A vine. It grows 8 m long. The leaves are 10 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. The flowers are red. A group of fruit occur in a cluster. The fruit are red and have black seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit appears to be edible, though this is unconfirmed.
Medicinal Uses
The fruit, the same size as buffalo udders (see #Vernacular names), are much appreciated as a snack or titbit in Cambodia, and are sold in the market in March and April. In Thai traditional medicine, a water decoction of the plant has been used as fever treatment and as to promote milk production.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
It can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Notes
It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Songkhouch
References (1)
- Turreira Garcia, N., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical knowledgeof the Kuy and Khmer people in Prey Lang, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2017 (1): 76-101
