Adinandra elliptica
C. Robinson
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Pentaphylacaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree native to Luzon in the Philippines, Adinandra elliptica grows among the Bontoc people and belongs to the Pentaphylacaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Luzon in the Philippines amongst the Bontoc.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
Also put in the family Theaceae.
Synonyms
Adinandra robinsonii Elmer
References (2)
- Bodner, C. C. and Gereau, R. E., 1988, A Contribution to Bontoc Ethnobotany. Economic Botany, 43(2): 307-369
- Philipp. J. Sci. C 3:206, 1908
