Microcos lanceolata
(Miq.) Burret
MalvaceaeFruit
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
gbif · cc0
Ingrid P. Lin
Ingrid P. Lin
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 600 m above sea level.
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 small tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk can be 15 cm across. The bark is smooth. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-18 cm long by 3-5.5 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base. The flowering shoots are 2-4 cm long and near the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 1.5-2.5 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Batang libut, Chenderai hutan, Chenderai paya, Malabu
Inodaphnis lanceolata Miq.Grewia miqueliana Kurz
References (1)
- Chung, R. C. K., & Soepadmo, E, 2011, Taxonomic revision of the genus Microcos (Malvaceae-Grewioideae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Blumea 56, 2011: 273–299
