Aporosa prainiana
King ex Gage
Beras-beras hutan
PhyllanthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The sour fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore,
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 tree. The leaves are papery. The male flowers are clustered into thread like spikes. The fruit is oval and 10 cm long.
Notes
Also put in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Beberas hutan, Beras-beras hutan, Chemantong gajah, Kuku balam, Petaling tandok, Rambai kera, Tampoi pachat, Tembasah
References (5)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 36
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 197
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- Sosef, M. S. M., Hong, L. T., & Prawirohatmodjo, S., (Eds.), 1998, Timber tree: Lesser-known timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia, 5(3), p 74
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
