Hemiscolopia trimera
(Boerl.) Slooten
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Description
A medium sized tree. It grows 10-12 m tall. It can have simple spines 2-3 cm long. The leaves are large and oblong. Young leaves are purplish. Flowers are in groups of 4-8 in the axils of leaves. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 2 cm high. It contains 20 seeds which are angular and 6-8 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs on rocky soil in dense forests. It occurs about 850 m altitude. It is usually in mixed rainforests between 20-700 m above
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family. Probably now Scolopia trimera.
Also Known As
Moc huong tam phan, Mochuong tam-phan, Pohon rukem gunung
References (3)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 312
- Sleumer, H., 1954, Flacourtiaceae in Flora Malesiana, Ser 1 Vol 5(1) p 65
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 319
