Psydrax dicoccos
Gaertn.
Ceylon boxwood
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen and moist deciduous forest between 100-600 m in southern China. It can grow up to 1,900 m above sea level in more tropical places. It is often near streams. In Yunnan.
Andamans, Asia, Australia, China, Hainan, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The branches are compressed or 4 sided. The leaves are oval and 4-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-white or pale yellow and funnel shaped. The fruit are oval and 8-10 mm across by 6-8 mm wide.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Other Uses
The wood is white or light brown, hard, close and even grained. A fine wood, it is used for agricultural purposes, cutlery etc.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Psydrax dicoccos is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from southeast China to tropical Asia.
Production
In southern China it flowers January to August and fruits June to November. In India they are produced February to May.
Notes
There are about 200 Canthium species.
Names & Synonyms
Arsul, Dalasinga, Garbhagoja, Hatteranike, Imburuttam, Kemejing, Kendal gamprit, Mertulang, Nakkiri, Nalla balasu, Neguni maram, Oppai, Pohon kemejing, Pohon kopen, Sippu, Techiek-king
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