Scutinanthe brevisepala
Leenh.
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit ?
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Description
A tree. It grows 25-35 m tall. The trunk is 55 cm across. The fruiting shoots are 5 cm long. The fruit are 1.5 cm long by 0.9 cm wide. It can have buttresses 3 m tall. The leaves have up to 5 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval to sword shaped and 5-7 cm long by 2-3 cm wide or larger. The flowers are in the axils of leaves on short shoots. The flowers are 4 mm long. The fruit are oval and 2-3 cm long by 1.5-1.8 cm wide. They have 1 seed.
Edible Uses
The fruit may be edible, though this is uncertain.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua, SE Asia,
Synonyms
Dacryodes papuana Husson
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
