Monoon fuscum
(King) B. Xue & R. M. K. Saunders
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Description
A tree. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 15 cm long by 6 cm wide. The flowers are on the stem. They are in small bundles with several flowers. The flowers are white to yellow. The fruit is brownish and each section has several seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten fresh or cooked.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in lowland forest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,
Synonyms
Enicosanthum fuscum (King) Airy ShawGriffithia fusca KingGriffithianthus fuscus (King) Merr.
Also Known As
Mempisang, Tok schein
References (3)
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81. (As Griffithia fusca)
- Slik, asianplant.net (As Enicosanthum fuscum)
- Turner, I. M. & Utteridge, T. M. A., 2016, Whither Polyalthia (Annonaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia? Synopses of Huberantha, Maasia, Monoon and Polyalthia s.s.. European Journal of Taxonomy 183: 1–26
