Horsfieldia superba
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Warb.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforests and near freshwater swamps. It grows up to 400 m above sea level.
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 17-60 cm long by 9-28 cm wide. Plants are separately male and female. The flowers are in clusters up to 15 cm long. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit are 15 cm long with a fleshy aril around the seeds.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Horsfieldia superba is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is used in traditional herbal medicine and contains an alkaloid called horsfiline, which has analgesic effects, as well as several other compounds including 5-MeO-DMT and 6-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Suwardi, A. B., et al, 2020, Wild edible fruits generate substantial income for local people of the Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh Tamiang Region. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 20:11
