Bleasdalea lutea

(Guillaumin) A. C. Sm. & J. E. Haas

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten.

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded on Tanna Island at 400 m above sea level and up to 1,800 m. It grows in humid forests.

Fiji, Pacific, Vanuatu,

Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa

A tree. It grows 8 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are black.

It is a species protected from forestry activities in Vanuata.

Names & Synonyms

Lehelebo

Kermadecia lutea GuillauminTurrillia lutea (Gillaumin) A. C. Sm.

References (2)

Cabalion, P. and Morat, P., 1983, Introduction le vegetation, la flore et aux noms vernaculaires de l'ile de Pentcoste (Vanuatu), In: Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquee JATBA Vol. 30, 3-4
Walter, A., & Sam. C., 1990, Notes et Documents D'ethnographie No. 3. O.R.S.T.O. M. p 11