Ryparosa multinervosa
Sloot.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 10-23 m high. Sometimes it has buttresses. The bark is smooth. Young growth is finely hairy but this disappears quickly. The leaves are oblong and can taper towards the tip. They can be rounded at the base. They are shiny and green-brown on top but dull and pale underneath. There are hairs underneath especially near the midrib. The leaves are 20-32 cm long by 9-14 cm wide. The leaf stalk has rusty hairs which fall off. The male flower stalks can be 20-30 cm long. The fruit is round and flattened. It can have brown hairs which come off.
Edible Uses
The fruit is sour but edible.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are sour but edible.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Notes
Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
Also Known As
Pehapan ruai
References (3)
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- Sleumer, H., 1954, Flacourtiaceae in Flora Malesiana, Ser 1 Vol 5(1) p 44
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
