Walsura tubulata
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Meliaceae Edible: Fruit ?
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Description
A small tree. It grows 12 m tall. The branches has small raised lumps. Young plant parts have brown hairs. The leaves are compound and have 3 leaflets. The flowers are boat shaped and yellow.
Edible Uses
The fruit may be edible, though this is uncertain.
Medicinal Uses
Some Walsura species may be used for skin troubles and strengthening loose teeth.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Malaysia, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim,
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
References (1)
- Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138
