Pegia nitida
Colebr.
Tam
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The young leaves are eaten as a vegetable, and the ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
A subtropical plant. It grows in scrub forests in Assam up to 1,300 m above sea level. In southern China it grows in lowland hill forests between 500-1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,
How to Identify
A shrub that often leans over. It can be a woody climber. It is hairy. The leaves are compound. They are 20-40 cm long with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The leaflets are 4-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are small and white. They have a sweet scent. The fruit is fleshy and small and oblong. They are black when ripe. They are 10 mm long by 8 mm wide.
Production
In Thailand it flowers and fruits January to May.
Names & Synonyms
Bon am, Chutti lara, Da-cheng-brup, Dhindau bagurilata, Dhindou bogori, Du-cheng-brup, Hangding, Hongding, Lahari anp, Lomam, Mashul, Midi-takkir, Redin, Renchiling, Sirong-rik, Tam
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