Parishia insignis

Hook.f.

Kayu potianak

AnacardiaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 800 m above sea level.

Andamans, Asia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,

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 tree. It grows 49 m tall. The trunk is 157 cm across. The leaves are alternate and compound. They are often hairy. The flowers are 7 mm across. They have red sepals and yellow petals. The fruit is a winged nut. The nut is 12 mm long and the wings are 110 mm long. The wings are bright red.