Rapanea wightiana

(Wall. ex A. DC.) Mez

PrimulaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows along the edges of high altitude evergreen forests between 1,600-2,200 m above sea level.

Asia, India, Sri Lanka,

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. It grows 10 m tall. The young branches are smooth and cylinder shaped with scars from fallen leaves. The leaves are simple and alternate or in spirals. The leaf blade is 4-8 cm long by 1-2.3 cm wide. They are narrowly sword shaped. The fruit is a round berry. There is one seed.