Elaeocarpus laoticus
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Com lao, Lao wu du ying
Elaeocarpaceae Edible: Fruit
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An evergreen tree. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk is 50-70 cm across. The trunk is straight and without branches up to 15 m height. The ovary is densely hairy. The fruit is fleshy. It is 1.4 cm long by 0.6 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in dense tropical forests. It is on hill slopes up to 800 m altitude. It grows on well drained soil. It grows in evergreen forests between 1300-1500 m in Southern China. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Production
In China it flowers in May and fruits in December.
Notes
There are about 360 Elaeocarpus species mostly in the tropics.
References (2)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 168
- Tang ya, Phengklai, C., Elaeocarpaceae, Flora of China.
