ZZ Mesua lepidota
T. Anderson
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, 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 tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be 40 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are narrowly oblong and 8-15 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and the edges are curved. There are 1-3 flowers in a group in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit is a round capsule 2.5 cm across.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally.
Notes
Also put in the family Calophyllaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Penaga bayan, Penaga tikus
Kayea lepidota (T. Anderson) PierreKayea parviflora Ridl.Vidalia lepidota Fern.-Vill.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
