Suregada multiflora

(Juss.) Baill.

False lime shrub

EuphorbiaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. In southern China it grows in the lowlands below 100-600 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, 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 tree. The bark cracks along its length. The leaves are oval and smooth but with clear dots. The base of the leaf is wedge shaped. The flowers are yellowish and have a scent. The flowers are of separate sexes. The fruit is round and has 3 lobes. They are blackish when ripe. They are 11-15 mm across and have 3 seeds.

How to Grow

Plants are grown from seeds.

Wikipedia

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Suregada multiflora, sometimes called the "false lime tree", is a species in the family Euphorbiaceae. The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies. It is found in tropical Asia: names include kén or mân mây in Viet Nam.

Production

In NE Thailand the fruit are available May to June.

Names & Synonyms

Ban naranga, Ban-naringa, Buah punai mengatok, Cheremai hutan, Duk sai, Ganari, Khakra, Khantang payabat, Markdaok, Mar-tu-kelok-arong, Midoumabaphang, Modouma biphang, Perdu limau hantu, Pindemaredu, Ruas-ruas, Suragata, Theng chek te, Theng chek-te, Yai pluak

Gelonium multiflorum A. Juss.and many others

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