Tetradium austrosinense
(Hand.-Mazz.) T. G. Hartley
RutaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Fruit - oil
The fruit are eaten fresh and also pressed for oil.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, China,
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 20 m tall. The leaves are 20-35 cm long. They have 7-11 leaflets. The leaflets are 5.5-14.5 cm long by 2.5-7 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 11-18 cm long. The flowers have 5 parts. The petals are green to yellow. The fruit have 5 sections. There is one seed in each section. The seeds have a spongy outer layer.
Production
In Yunnan plants flower June to July and fruit September to November.
Names & Synonyms
Euodia austrosinensis Hand.-Mazz.
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
