Muricococcum sinense
Chun. et How.
Beo bo
EuphorbiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on limestone mountains at 300-500 m altitude in Vietnam. It suits tropical monsoon climates. It can tolerate shade when young. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, 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
An evergreen tree. It grows 25 m tall. The young branches are hairy. The leaves are broadly oblong and 6-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They are leathery and the base is wedge shaped. There are 2 small glands. They are purplish and there are teeth towards the end. The flowering shoots can have 1 or 2 short branches. The fruit are capsules with 3 sections. They are 1.5 cm across.
Production
Trees grow slowly.
Names & Synonyms
Cephalomappa sinensis (Chun. et How.) Kosterm.
References (1)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 199 (As Cephalomappa sinensis)
