Elaeocarpus stapfianus

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows at an altitude of about 300 m altitude. It usually grows along stream banks. In India it grows between 800-1,000 m above sea level in Arunchal Pradesh.

Asia, Bangladesh, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

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

An evergreen tree. It grows 12-15 m high. The trunk is 35-50 cm across. The trunk is twisted. The leaves are 10-15 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are oval or oblong and narrowed at the base. There are teeth towards the end. The leaf stalk is 1-3 cm long. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves and are 4-7 cm long with only a few flowers. The flowers are white and 2 cm across. There are 20-25 stamen. The fruit is fleshy and 3-4 cm long. The stone inside is 2.5 cm long. It is pointed at both ends.