Padus napaulensis

(Seringe) C. K. Schneid.

Nepalese cherry, Khasi cherry

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds

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Description

A tree. It grows to about 7 m high. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and taper to the tip. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are white and in long terminal clusters. The fruit are purplish or blackish brown.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The fruit are also used in wine production to impart a purple colour.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. (The seeds are not eaten.) The fruit are also used for wine to give a purple colour.

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Distribution

Temperate. In Nepal it grows between 1600-3000 m altitude. It is frost hardy. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.

Production

In China plants flower in April and fruit in July. In the Indian Himalayas flowers occur in October to November and fruit mature August and September.

Notes

There are about 200 Prunus species.

Nutrition

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Fruit	61.8	—	—	—	—	58.4	—	—

Synonyms

Cerasus napaulensis SeringeCerasus glaucifolia Wall.? Prunus napaulensis (Ser.) Steud.

Also Known As

Aaru pate, Aroopaty, Delaoji, Jangali aaru, Khashi, Messusu, Mokhoshi, Ngau chi, Saiong, Soh-iong

References (13)

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 496 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
Joshi, A. R.. and Joshi, J., 2009, Plant Diversity and Ethnobotanical Notes on tree species of Syabru Village, Langtang National Park, Nepal. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13:651-64 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Manandhar, N.P., 2002, Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. p 382 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Medhi, P., Sarma, A and Borthakur, S. K., 2014, Wild edible plants from the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India. Pleione 8(1): 133-148

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Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 2:403. 1841 "nepaulensis" (As Prunus napaulensis)
Pfoze, N. L., et al, 2012, Assessment of Local Dependency on Selected Wild Edible Plants and fruits from Senapati district, Manipur, Northeast India. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 10:357-367 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Pfoze, N. L., et al, 2012, Survey and assessment of floral diversity on wild edible plants from Senapati district of Manipur, Northeast India. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 1(6):50-52 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Plants for a Future, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Prunus napaulensis)
Rymbai, H., et al, 2016, Analysis study on potential underutilized edible fruit genetic resources of the foothills track of Eastern Himalayas, India. Genetic. Resourc. Crop Evol. (2016) 63:125-139
Sawian, J. T., et al, 2007, Wild edible plants of Meghalaya, North-east India. Natural Product Radiance Vol. 6(5): p 420 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 69 (As Prunus napaulensis)
Singh, V. B., et al, (Ed.) Horticulture for Sustainable Income and Environmental Protection. Vol. 1 p 219 (As Prunus napaulensis)