Alectryon macrococcum
Radlk.
Mahoe
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Kernel, Nuts, Fruit
The fruit flesh and especially the red aril (seed coating) are eaten fresh. The fruits have also been used to prepare liqueur.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Hawaii, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pacific, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A small tree. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The flowers are in groups. They have yellowish hairs. The fruit is round and 2.5-5 cm across. They are brown. The seed has a bright red aril or layer around it.
Notes
There are 15-34 Electryon species.
References (5)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 17
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 59
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 69
- Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Kounigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Muunchen 20:255. 1890
- Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p149
