Bruinsmia polysperma

(C. B. Clarke) Steenis

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten and sold in local markets.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in primary forests between 1,100-1,300 m above sea level in Yunnan.

Asia, China, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, 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. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval and 14-17 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. There can be teeth towards the tip. The fruit are oblong and 10-12 mm long by 7-9 mm wide. The seeds are 1.5 mm long and pointed at both ends.

Production

In southern China plants flower in April to July and fruit October to December.

Other Information

Fruit are sold in local markets.

Names & Synonyms

Theipalingkawh

Styrax polyspermus C. B. Clarke

References (4)

Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37
Hazarika, T. K., et al, 2012, Studies on wild fruits of Mizoram, India used as ethno-medicines. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Published on line 03 February, 2012
Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126
Lalfakzuala, R., 2007, Ethnobotanical usages of plants in western Mizoram. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 6(3) pp 480-493

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