Melodinus orientalis
Blume
Micranthus melodinus
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Poisonous
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest. It can be up to 2,800 m above sea level.
Asia, Philippines, SE Asia,
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 woody creeper. The branches are smooth and slender. The bark is dark. The leaves are 10-12.5 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. They are green and shiny above and pale yellowish-green underneath. The flowers are crowded and the bracts are rounded. The fruit is a large yellow berry. There are many seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Melodinus oriental, Tabo
Melodinus luzoniensis (Merr.) Pichonand several others
References (3)
- Lacuna-Richman, C., 2006, The use of non-wood forest products by migrants in a new settlement: experiences of a Visayan community in Palawan, Philippines. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:36 (As Melodinus luzoniensis)
- Middleton, D. J. & Rodda, M., 2019, Apocynaceae. Flora of Singapore (Vol. 13:421-630, 2019) p 468
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 941, 942 (Also as Melodinus micranthus)
