Walsura robusta — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. In Yunnan in China it grows between 600-1000 m altitude. It grows in seasonal rainforest and in monsoonal rainforest.

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Hainan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, 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 large tree. It grows 4-25 m high. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are oval and 15-30 cm long. There are 3-5 leaflets. They are narrowly oval and the end one is 7-16 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The side ones are smaller. The flowers are small and white. They are 4-5 mm long. They arein groups in the axils of leaves or towards the ends of branches. These groups are 5-15 cm long. The fruit are oval and 1-2 cm across. There are 1 or 2 seeds.

Nutrition

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Fruit	83.2	—	—	—	—	6.3	—	—

Other Uses

The light red wood is very hard and durable. It is used for construction and has also been used in paper manufacture.

Wikipedia

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Walsura robusta is a tree species described by William Roxburgh; it is included in the family Meliaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnamese its name is lòng tong.

Production

In China plants flower February to March and fruit April to June.

Names & Synonyms

Dieng-soh-phlang, Gyobo, Kot Sit Shu, Lali, Mogchouphong, Per-te, Thengrali, Yailonan

References (8)

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