Xanthophyllum rufum

A. W. Bennet

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open forests up to 300 m above sea level. It grows in hillsides. It can be on sandy, clay or limestone soils.

Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,

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 40 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are 2 cm across. They are yellow to red. They are in groups. The fruit are about 2 cm across. They are greenish-brown. The seeds have a fleshy layer or aril around them.

How to Grow

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics. Grows in the wild on a range of soils from sandy to clayey.

Other Uses

The leaves, when spread over agricultural fields, deter pests. The wood is used locally.

Wikipedia

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Xanthophyllum rufum is a plant in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet rufum is from the Latin meaning 'reddish', referring to the colour of the twig hairs.