Polyalthia evecta
(Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten raw as a snack.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forest in southern Indochina.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, 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 2 m tall. They flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves. They are yellow. The fruit are red.
Production
In northern Thailand, fruit are available from June to July.
Names & Synonyms
Bak tong leeng, Norn noi, Quandau cho
Unona evecta Pierre
References (3)
- 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.
- Setalaphruk, C. & Price, L. L., 2007, Children's traditional ecological knowledge of wild food resources: a case study in a rural village in Northeast Thailand. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 3:33
