Diospyros papuana
Valeton ex Bakh.
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Description
A shrub. It grows 5 m tall. The bark has cracks along it. The leaves are alternate. The young fruit have 5 ridges.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests at about 75 m above sea level. It grows in East Sepik.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Synonyms
Genet Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:729–733
Also Known As
Mankall
References (2)
- Flora of Papua New Guinea Lae National Herbarium
- WFO (2021): Diospyros papuana Valeton ex Bakh. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000649487. Accessed on: 08 Dec 2021
