Osmoxylon palmatum

(Lamk.) Philipson

Daun gurita

Araliaceae Edible: Leaves

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Description

A small tree. The leaves are clustered near the ends of branches. The flowers are in a compound group at the ends of branches. The fruit are round and fleshy and 1 cm across.

Edible Uses

The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable.

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Medicinal Uses

The leaves are used as a treatment against gonorrhoea.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia,

Notes

There are about 50 Osmoxylon species.

Synonyms

Aralia palmata Lamk.Boerlagiodendron palmatum (Zip. ex Boerl.) HarmsTrevesia moluccana Miq.

Also Known As

Daun gurita

References (6)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 60 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8):31. 1894 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
Flora malesiana ser. 1, 9:42. 1979
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 176 (As Boerlagiodendron palmatum)
Philipson, W.R., 1979, Araliaceae in Flora Malesiana 9(1) p 42

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