Sapindus detergens
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Cris_de_los_humedales
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Cris_de_los_humedales
Cris_de_los_humedales
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Cris_de_los_humedales
Cris_de_los_humedales
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Fruit - oil
Oil is extracted from the fruit and seeds for use.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Sikkim it grows between 300-1,000 m above sea level.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
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
Sapindus detergens is a temperate tree in the Sapindaceae family, recorded in Sikkim between 300-1,000 m above sea level.
Notes
It is an unresolved name in the Plant List but may be a synonym of Dittelasma rarak (DC.) Hiern.. Sapindus detergens Roxb. is probably a synonym of Sapindus mukorosii
Names & Synonyms
Ritha, Rittha
References (4)
- Dangol, D. R. et al, 2017, Wild Edible Plants in Nepal. Proceedings of 2nd National Workshop on CUAOGR, 2017.
- Ghimeray, A. K., Lamsal, K., et al, 2010, Wild edible angiospermic plants of the Illam Hills (Eastern Nepal) and their mode of use by local community. Korean J. Pl. Taxon. 40(1) (As Sapindus detergens)
- Sundriyal, M., et al, 1998, Wild edibles and other useful plants from the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Oecologia Montana 7:43-54 (As Sapindus detergens)
- Sundriyal, M., et al, 2004, Dietary Use of Wild Plant Resources in the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Economic Botany 58(4) pp 626-638
