Baccaurea annamensis

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit has a sweetish-sour taste and is eaten fresh or used for drinks. The young leaves and fruit are also used in soups.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It normally grows in tropical monsoon forests in river valleys below 1,000 m altitude.

Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Laos, 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 small evergreen tree. It grows to 10 m high. The trunk can be 18-20 cm across. The small branches are robust. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are oval or broadly sword shaped. They are 20 cm long by 10-13 cm wide. The fruit is a round berry. They are 2.5-3 cm across.