Planchonia valida

(Blume) Blume

Putat tree

LecythidaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Young leaves - eaten raw as a vegetable. Eaten as lalab (a vegetable salad served with sambal) with rice.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest up to 300 m above sea level. It can be along rivers on on ridges. In Java it can be up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Andaman Islands, Asia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, SE Asia, Timor-Leste,

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 tree. It grows to 56 m tall. The trunk can be 1.2 m across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are 4 cm across. They are pink to red. There are many protruding stamens. The flowers are in short groups. The fruit are about 6 cm long. They are green and fleshy. There are several seeds.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Medicinal Uses

The bark is used as a treatment against skin diseases.

Other Uses

The wood is reddish brown with yellow specks. It is very hard and close-grained, seasons well and takes a fine polish. A valuable wood that should be better known. It is used locally.

Wikipedia

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Planchonia valida grows as a tree up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). The bark is grey brown. The flowers are green. The tree grows in a variety of habitats from sea level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) elevation. P. valida is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Notes

There are about 14 Plachonia species. They grow in the Asian tropics.

Names & Synonyms

Baila da, Kasui, Kayu putat, Lal bombway, Pohon putat, Pohon talisei, Putat, Putat gajah, Putat paya, Selangan kangkong, Talisei, Telisei, Talisai bukit, Talisai sugud

Gustavia valida (Blume) DC.Pirigara valida BlumePlanchonia alata BlumePlanchonia andamanica KingPlanchonia elliptica MiersPlanchonia forbesii KnuthPlanchonia littoralis BlumePlanchonia littoralis van HouttePlanchonia sumatrana BlumePlanchonia sundaica Miq.Planchonia undulata Teijsm. & Binn.

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