Ardisia polysticta
Miq.
PrimulaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, 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 tropical shrub in the Primulaceae family, Ardisia polysticta produces violet berries that are edible.
Names & Synonyms
Talogtog
Ardisia evonymifolia Pit.Ardisia jagorii MezArdisia nemorosa Pit.Ardisia oldhamii MezArdisia pardalina MezArdisia perpunctata Elmer ex Merr.Ardisia ramosii Merr.Ardisia sinuatocrenata MezArdisia stellifera Pit.Ardisia tonkinensis A.DC.Ardisia virens KurzArdisia virens var. annamensis Pit.Bladhia oldhamii (Mez) Masam.Bladhia radians (Hemsl. & Mez) Masam.Bladhia virens (Kurz) NakaiTinus polysticta (Miq.) KuntzeTinus virens (Kurz) Kuntze
