Buchanania nitida
Engl.
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, 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 tree. It grows 8-15 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and 30-80 cm long by 5-16 cm wide. The flowers are yellow. The flower panicles are 40 cm long. They are hairy.
Names & Synonyms
Balitantan, Lubilubi, Managas
Campnosperma philippinense Merr.Buchanania sorsogonensis Elmer
References (2)
- Flora malesiana
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 164
