Elaeocarpus chelonimorphus
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Kambi
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Description
Elaeocarpus chelonimorphus is a tropical tree in the Elaeocarpaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The kernels, flowers, nuts, and seeds are used traditionally.
Traditional Uses
Kernels, Flowers, Nuts, Seed,
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Cultivation
Elaeocarpaceae
Production
A medium sized tree 10-20 m high. It has a straight trunk about 30 cm across and is a slender tree. The leaves are oval and vary in size from 9-14 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are small and green and 1 cm long. The sepals are yellow and the petals green. The fruit are often borne on branches or the trunk. The fruit are yellow and 2-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They turn bluish or dull purple when ripe. They have a long fruit stalk 5 cm long.
Also Known As
Kabi, Sivia
References (8)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2694
- Etoh, T. & Sundaresan, 1985, Food Plants in Fiji and Their Utilization. Kagoshima Univ. Res. Center S. Pac, Occasional Papers, No. 5. p. 145-164.
- Franklin, J., Keppel, G., & Whistler, W., 2008, The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji. Micronesica 40(1/2): 169–225, 2008
- Jansen, A. A. J., et al, (Eds), 1990, Food and Nutrition in Fiji. Volume One. p 52
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 116
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- Smith, A.C., 1981, Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New flora of Fiji, Hawai Botanical Gardens, USA Vol 2 p 357
- Walter, A & Sam, C., 1995, Indigenous Nut Trees in Vanuatu: Ethnobotany and Variability. In South Pacific Indigenous Nuts. ACIAR Proceedings No 69. Canberra. p 57
- Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 158, 279
