Endiandra aneityensis
Gillaumin
LauraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
Pacific, Vanuatu,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A low tree. The trunk is 22 cm across. The leaves are pale green. They are broadly oval and taper at both ends. The flowers are small and blue. The fruit are black and 4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
Notes
There are about 100 Endiandra species.
Names & Synonyms
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References (5)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1284
- Gillaumin, R., 1954, Les Plantes utiles des Nouvelles-Hebrides (fin et complement) In: Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquee Vol. 1, No. 10-12 pp 453-460
- NYBG Herbarium "edible"
- Thaman, R. and W. Clarke, Paper on Agroforestry on Aneityum and Tanna, Vanuatu from Internet
- Wheatley, J.I., 1992, A Guide to the Common Trees of Vanuatu. Department of Forestry, Republic of Vanuatu. p
