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Horsfieldia pulverulenta

Warb.

Myristicaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A medium-sized tropical tree from the Myristicaceae family that grows in swamp forest.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp forest.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Notes

The name is ambiguous.

References (1)

  • Leach, G. J., 1988, Bush Food Plants of the Blackwater and Karawari Rivers Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 14(2). p 103 (NB name uncertain)

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