Xanthophyllum colubrinum

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Xanthophyllum colubrinum
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Xanthophyllum colubrinum
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Xanthophyllum colubrinum
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GBIF

What to Eat

Edible parts: Unsure - fruit or leaves

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, 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 tropical tree in the Polygalaceae family. Little is known about its edible potential, with uncertainty around whether the fruit or leaves are consumed.

Notes

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms

Trop tum

References (1)
  • Turreira Garcia, N., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical knowledgeof the Kuy and Khmer people in Prey Lang, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2017 (1): 76-101

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