Xantolis stenosepala
(Hu) Van Royen
Laumai, Yunnan prickly canarium
SapotaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten raw.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Yunnan in China it grows between 800-1500 m above sea level. It grows in subtropical broad-leaved evergreen forest.
Asia, China,
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
An evergreen tree. It grows 6-15 m tall. The trunk is 10-20 cm across. The bark is brown. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and 7-15 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are small. There are 2-5 in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are fleshy and oval. They are 3 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are 1 or 2 seeds.
References (2)
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 623
- Jin, Chen et al, 1999, Ethnobotanical studies on Wild Edible Fruits in Southern Yunnan: Folk Names: Nutritional Value and Uses. Economic Botany 53(1) pp 2-14
