Parsonsia laevis
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Latex - chewing
The latex is chewed.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Fiji it grows between 50 and 520 m altitude. It grows in dry forest.
Fiji, Pacific, Rotuma, Vanuatu,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A woody creeper. It has white latex. The leaves are opposite. They have lobes at the base and bulge in the middle then taper towards the tip. The fruit are pod-like capsules. These have several seeds with long silky hairs.
Names & Synonyms
Lyonsia laevis A. GrayParsonsia neo-ebudica Guillaumin
References (1)
- Smith, A.C., 1988, Flora Vitiensis Nova, Lawaii, Kuai, Hawaii, Volume 4 p 107
