Uvaria microcarpa
Champ. ex Benth.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
The fruit are eaten fresh. The leaves are used to make yeast cake employed in wine manufacture.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
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 climber. The branches are yellow and hairy. The leaves are 10-15 cm long. The fruit are yellowish red to black. They are berries 2.5 cm long.
Names & Synonyms
Boqua trai-nho, Kai kung shue
Uvaria badiflora HanceUvaria macrophylla var. microcarpa (Champ. ex Benth.) Finet & Gagnep.
Uvaria obovatifolia Hayata
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1026
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 14
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 73
