Antidesma sootepense

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Antidesma sootepense
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Antidesma sootepense
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Antidesma sootepense
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GBIF

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forests between 800-1,200 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand,

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 shrub or small tree. It grows 9 m tall. Young twigs have a yellow coating. The leaves are oblong and 5-10 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The fruit are 3-5 mm long by 2-3 mm wide.

References (2)
  • http://Satoyama-initiative.org/en/community-forestry-in-thailand/
  • Use of Native Plants in the Pala River Basin North Thailand. Eco Thai German Farm

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