Kayea navesii
(Fern.-Vill.) Kosterm.
ClusiaceaeFruit
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The New York Botanical Garden
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
The fruit is possibly edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows at low and medium levels above sea level.
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 tree in the Clusiaceae family (also placed in Calophyllaceae) that grows at low to medium elevations.
Notes
Also put in the family Calophyllaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Palo-mariang-gijbat
Kayea brevipes Merr.Mesua brevipes (Merr.) Kosterm.Mesua navesii (Fern.-Vill.) Kosterm.Vidalia navesii Fern.-Vill.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Mesua navesii)
