Canthium rheedei
DC.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests. It grows above 1,200 m above sea level. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
Asia, India, Sri Lanka,
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. It grows 5 m tall. It has long spines. It can be creeping. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-4 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. They are green. The fruit are round and orange. It is 7 mm across.
How to Grow
Plants are used as a hedge.
Production
In southern India fruit are available January to May.
Names & Synonyms
Bella hannu, Bella parnd, Bilpatre hannu, Malankara
Canthium amarum OkenCanthium rheedei var. minus ThwaitesPlectronia rheedei (DC.) Bedd.
References (2)
- Ravikrishna, S., 2011, Ethno-medico-botanical survey on Wild Edible fruits of Udupi Taluq, Udupi p 64
- Yesodharan, K. & Sujana, K. A., 2007, Wild edible plants traditionally used by the tribes in the Parambokulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India. Natural Product Radiance 6(1) pp 74-80
