Polyalthia simiarum
(Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thwaites) Benth. & Hook. f.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on forested slopes between 500-1,200 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The branches are softly hairy when young. The leaf blade is oval to sword shaped and 9-28 cm long by 4-13 cm wide. They are papery. There are 13-20 side veins on each side of the main vein. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or on older branches. They are yellowish-green. The fruit are oval and 3 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. There is one seed per fruit. The fruit are orange red to black.
Production
In southern China plants flower April to September and fruit from July to December.
Names & Synonyms
Bolang, Banchi bak, Borschi, Dieng jaroi, Jiri, Langaya, Taw-saga-sein, Taw-thabut, Thabut, Zathu
References (1)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 218
