Medinilla brevipes
Merr.
Melastomataceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Melastomataceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List.
Also Known As
Balangbang
References (1)
- Reid, L. A. & Madulid, D., 1972, Some comments on Bontoc Ethnobotany. Philippine Journal of Linguistics
