Ardisia polycephala
Wall. ex A. DC.
Spiceberry shrub
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable
Young plants are eaten as a vegetable. The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows along riverbanks. Adelaide Botanical Gardens.
Asia, Australia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Slovenia,
How to Identify
A small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The bark is brownish-grey and warty. The leaves are alternate and sword shaped. The flowers are in groups at the end of the plant. They are pink and star shaped. The fruit are round berries. They are 7 mm across. They are fleshy and red to bark purple or black. There is one seed.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Notes
There are about 250-300 Ardisia species. They are mainly in the tropics. Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Dieng-soh-sying, Lempeni kelereng, Thaidi bu
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