Dendrophthoe pentandra
(L.) Miq.
LoranthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The red fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid forests between 100-1,600 m in southern China.
Asia, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, 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 mistletoe. It grows attached to trees. It has been recorded on candle nut, Canariums, mangoes and figs. It is a shrub 2 m tall. The young parts are hairy. The leaf blades are swrod shaped and 5-15 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. They are thickly leathery. The fruit is a red berry 8-10 mm long by 5-6 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Tei 'suit bueng, Thayet-kyi-baung
Dendrophthoe farinosa (Desr.) Mart.Loranthus pentrandrus L.and others
References (2)
- Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
