Polyalthia cerasoides
(Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten when fully ripe.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforest and on the edges of secondary forest. It grows up to 700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, 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 tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are oblong and narrow. They taper to the tip. The flowers are greenish-white. They have a scent. The fruit occur in clusters. They are red and like cherries. They are 6 mm across. They have one seed.
Names & Synonyms
Cay noc, Chan dong, Chilka dudduga, Duoi trau, Ka dan nga paa, Knaydael, Kray, Kudumi, Marmi, Nedunarai, Nhoc, Nhoc la be, Panjon, Quandau trai-tron, Ran, Senthala maram, Snaydel
Guatteria bifaria A. DC.Guatteria cerasoides DunalPolyalthia bifaria (A, DC.) Hook.f. & ThomsonPolyalthia crassipetala Merr.Unona cerasoides Baill.Unona cerasoides Roxb.
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