Alphonsea maingayi
Hook.f. & Thomson
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten fresh for their sweet and sour flavor.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Malaysia, 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 moderate sized tree. The bark is black. The branches are spreading. The cut bark has a cucumber like smell. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped. They have short rusty coloured hairs. The ripe fruit are yellow.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.
Production
Flowering occurs December to January with fruit in February.
Names & Synonyms
Mengkudang, Pepisang bukit, Pisang-pisang batu, Terbak
References (1)
- www.frim.gov.my id=6271
