Semecarpus nidificans
(Lautb.) Ding Hou
Bleluai
Anacardiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves occur at the top of the trunk. The small branches are rough. They have furrows along them and large scars. The leaves are very large and narrow and oblong. They are 23 cm long by 4 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2.5 cm long. The flower arrangement is produced in the axils of leaves and on a stout branching stalk. The flowers are hairy brown.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Synonyms
Nothopegiopsis nidificans Laut.
References (1)
- Borrell, O.W., 1989, An Annotated Checklist of the Flora of Kairiru Island, New Guinea. Marcellin College, Victoria Australia. p 49
