Uvaria excelsa
(Hook.f. & Thomson) King
AnnonaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
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 tropical shrub or climbing vine in the Annonaceae family that can grow up to 20 m long, with simple, broad leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Cyathostemma excelsum (Hook.f. & Thomson) J. SinclairKinginda excelsa (Hook.f. & Thomson) KuntzeMitrephora excelsa Hook.f. & ThomsonTetrapetalum volubile Miq.Uvaria confertiflora Merr.
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1029 (As Uvaria confertiflora)
