Buchanania macrocarpa

Lauterb.

Anacardiaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: ?

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Solomon Islands,

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, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A large tree. It grows 30-39 m tall. The trunk is up to 100 cm across. The leaves are spaced along the branches in a spiral. The leaves are 26-45 cm long by 9-16 cm wide. They are green above and lighter underneath. The flowers are in a branch shoot in the axils of the leaves. They are white to cream. The fruit are 1.6-2.1 cm long. They are brown and fleshy.

Medicinal Uses

The leaves have been used for curing head-aches.

Other Uses

The bark is a source of tannins. The wood is used for interior finishing, light construction, joints, rafters, furniture, boxes, cases, and veneers. It is sometimes also used for making canoes. Reported to be durable only for a short time, all in all it is of rather inferior quality. Said to be harvested as a commercial hardwood in New Guinea.

Wikipedia

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A tree in the Anacardiaceae family, Buchanania macrocarpa is native to an area in the southwest Pacific from the Solomon Islands to the northern Maluku Islands.

Names & Synonyms

Mamalava

Buchanania mollis Lauterb.Bucnanania montana Lauterb,

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