Myrsine capitellata
Wall.
Bakal pate
PrimulaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Asia. In Nepal it grows between 900-1800 m altitude.
Afghanistan, Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Nepal,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows to 9 m high. The leaves have stalks. They are crowded at the tips of branches. The leaves are 7-13 cm long. They are oval to sword shaped. They are narrowed at both ends. The leaves are leathery. The flowers are white.
How to Grow
Plants are grown from seed.
Notes
There are about 300 Myrsine species. Also put in the family Myrsinaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Seti kath
Rapanea capitellata (Wall.) MezMyrsine excelsa D.Don
References (6)
- Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 431
- Joshi, A. R.. and Joshi, J., 2009, Plant Diversity and Ethnobotanical Notes on tree species of Syabru Village, Langtang National Park, Nepal. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13:651-64
- Manandhar, N.P., 2002, Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. p 329
- Roxb. Fl. Ind. Ed. Carey, 2:295. 1824
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 67
