Xanthophyllum yunnanense
C. Y. Wu
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A tree. It grows 10-15 m tall. The trunk is 15-35 cm across. The small branches are slender and yellow. The leaf stalk is 6-10 mm long. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 8-15 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. The mid-vein is yellow and raised on both surfaces. The fruiting stalks are 2.5-3.4 cm long and have a yellow-brown coating. The fruit is green and 2 cm across. The seed is round and black.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In Yunnan fruiting is July to September.
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
