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ZZ Hernandia moerenhoutiana

Guill.

Mountain lantern-tree

Hernandiaceae Edible: Medicine

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Description

A tree. The leaves are alternate and in a bunch near the ends of the branches. The fruit is a dark round seed in a loose, open-ended chamber

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Medicinal Uses

Used medicinally.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Cook Islands, Pacific, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,

Synonyms

Hernandia tahitensis J. W. Moore

Also Known As

Pipi, Puka turina, Turina

References (1)

  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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