Osbeckia nutans
Wall. ex C. B. Clarke
Dai, Jikenemi
MelastomataceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruits are eaten, and are particularly popular among children.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland between 2,000-3,000 m above sea level.
Asia, Bhutan, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Tibet,
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 shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall The branches have dense hairs. The leaves are oval and 4-6 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers are in clusters of up to 4 at the ends of branches. The fruit is a nodding capsule 7-9 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.
Other Information
The fruit are especially eaten by children.
Names & Synonyms
Dai, Rasa
References (6)
- Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37
- J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2:521. 1879
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81
- Srivastava, R. C., 2009, Traditional knowledge of Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on plants. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(2): 146-153
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37
- Thothathri, K., & Pal, G.D., 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Subansiri District, Aranchal Pradesh. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 10 No. 1 pp 149-157
