Dendrocnide basirotunda

(C. Y. Wu) Chew

UrticaceaeFruit
Dendrocnide basirotunda
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Dendrocnide basirotunda
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Myanmar, 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 or tree in the Urticaceae family. The ripe fruit are eaten as food.

Names & Synonyms

Tha-phan

References (1)
  • Shin, T., et al, 2018, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants with special emphasis on medicinal uses in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:48

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