Parinari papuana

C. T. White

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Parinari papuana
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Parinari papuana
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(c) Arief Hamidi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit ?

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Countries: Papua New Guinea

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 30-40 m tall. The trunk can be 60-80 cm across. The leaves are in spirals on small branches. The leaves are 4-19 cm long and 1.5-6.5 cm wide. The flowers are near the ends of branches. They are white to pale yellow. The fruit are 4-6 cm long. There are 1 or 2 seeds.

References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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