Sauropus macranthus
Hassk.
Pumpkin bush tree
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
Both the fruit and leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in broad-leaved forests between 500-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, Australia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 3-4 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are wedge shaped or rounded at the base. The flowers are in the axils of leaves and there can be one or several flowers in a group. The fruit stalks are 9-13 cm long and the fruit are round with lobes and 1.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are red. There are 1-3 white seeds.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
They have also been put in the family Euphorbiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Pohon labu hutan
References (3)
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 497
- Welzen van, P. C., Flora Malesia, 90 Sauropus. (As Sauropus longipedunculatus)
- Welzen van, O. C., 2003, Revision of the Malesian and Thai Species of Sauropus (Euphorbiacaeae: Phyllanthoideae) Blumea 48:319-291
