Terminalia edulis
Blanco
Dalison
CombretaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The acid fruit are eaten raw or preserved as conserves.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the tropical lowlands.
Asia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, USA,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The leaves are 6-15 cm long. They are smooth and pointed at both ends. The flowers are small and yellowish white. They are carried on slender spikes. These grow from the axils of leaves. The fruit are 5 cm long and 3 cm across. They are smooth and dark red. They are fleshy and acid.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from seeds.
Notes
There are about 200-250 Terminalia species. They are tropical.
Names & Synonyms
Dalison, Gamprit, Jaha benti, Kalumpit, Klumpit, Selumprit
References (6)
- Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 90
- Brown, W.H., 1920, Wild Food Plants of the Philippines. Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 21 Manila. p 132
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2180
- Coronel, R.E., 1982, Fruit Collections in the Philippines. IBPGR Newsletter p 10
- Fl. Filip. ed. 2:265. 1845
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 25
