Polyalthia debilis
(Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest at 330 m above sea level.
Asia, Indochina, 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 shrub. It grows 60 cm tall. The branches have a brown covering. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 5-8 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are pale yellow. The fruit are round or oblong and yellowish. They have 1-2 seeds.
Medicinal Uses
The roots have antimalarial activity.
Production
In NE Thailand fruit are ripe March to May.
Notes
An unresolved name in The Plant List. The roots have some antimalarial activity.
Names & Synonyms
Bak lok kok, Kluai tao, Noom wooa
Desmos cambodicus (Finet & Gagnep.) AstDesmos dubius (Craib) CraibPolyalthia dubia Finet & GagnepPopowia cambodica Finet & Gagnep.Unona debilis PierreUnona dubia Craib
References (4)
- Craib, W. G., Contributions to the flora of Siam. p 15 (As Unona dubia)
- Cruz-Garcia, G. S., & Price, L. L., 2011, Ethnobotanical investigation of 'wild' food plants used by rice farmers in Kalasin, Northeast Thailand. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 7:33
- Kachenchart, B., et al, 2008, Phenology of Edible Plants at Sakaerat Forest. In Proceedings of the FORTROP II: Tropical Forestry Change in a Changing World. Bangkok, Thailand.
- Suksri, S., et al, 2005, Ethnobotany in Bung Khong Long Non-Hunting Area, Northeast Thailand. Kasetsart J., (Nat. Sci) 39: 519-533
