Eugenia roxburghii
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Roxburgh's cherry
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A large shrub or small tree. It grows 1-8 m tall. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. The flowers are 7 mm across. There are 2 or 3 flowers together in the axils of leaves. The petals are white. The fruit is a berry that is orange or red.
Nutrition Score: 11/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 66.3 | — | — | 0.7 | — | 18.5 | — | — |
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry) is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is a 5 metres (16 ft) tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry. Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.
Production
In Kerala it was flowering and fruiting in March and April.
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant.
Names & Synonyms
Harch, Haroh, Hijli jam, Jangmi reng reng, Lukluki-jam, Menadi, Misi-ia-thep, Pring uel, Sagarabatua, Thingsenti, Unchana
References (10)
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- Ethnobotany of Karbis. Chapter 4 in p 104 (As Eugenia bracteata Roxb.)
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- Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313
- Phon, P., 2000, Plants used in Cambodia. © Pauline Dy Phon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. p 577 (As Syzygium bracteatum)
- Sawian, J. T., et al, 2007, Wild edible plants of Meghalaya, North-east India. Natural Product Radiance Vol. 6(5): p 416 (As Eugenia bracteata)
- Singh, V. B., et al, (Ed.) Horticulture for Sustainable Income and Environmental Protection. Vol. 1 p 220
- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh (As Syzygium ruscifolium)
