Antidesma fordii
Hemsl.
Choi moi van nam
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Description
An evergreen medium sized tree. It grows 10-12 m high. The trunk is 25 cm across. The leaves are oblong and 7-20 cm long by 3-11 cm wide. The flowering stalks are at the ends of branches and in the axils of leaves. The fruit are purple when ripe. They are 6-7 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The acidic fruits are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are acidic and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on fallow land on the edge of forests below 400 m altitude. In southern China it grows in dense forests between 200-2,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
There are about 100-170 Antidesma species.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 185 (As Antidesma yunnanense)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 154
