Saurauia armata
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ActinidiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten and have a sweet flavor.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pakistan, 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 shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. It has sharp pointed scales. The leaves are dark brown. They are broadly oval and wedge shaped. They are 15-35 cm long by 8-17 cm wide. The flowers are white. They can occur singly or in clusters. The flowers are 1.5 cm across. The fruit are round or oval and have pink hairs.
Notes
Also put in the family Saurauiaceae. An unresolved name in The Plant List.
Names & Synonyms
Ajichila, Hero, Himpum, La zhi shui dong ge, Parbatia sengunia, Poprar, Soda nhon, Umpler
Saurauia cerea Griff. ex DyerSaurauia dillenioides Gagnep
References (5)
- Mozhui, R., et al, 2011, Wild edible fruits used by the tribals of Dimapur district of Nagaland, India. Pleione 5(1): 56 - 64
- Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81.
- Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 12
- Srivastava, R. C., 2009, Traditional knowledge of Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on plants. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(2): 146-153
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37
