ZZ Hernandia moerenhoutiana
Guill.
Mountain lantern-tree
Hernandiaceae Edible: Medicine
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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