Antidesma maclurei
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible but have a sour taste.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical monsoon forest below 400 m altitude. It does best on fertile soil in moist valleys.
Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, 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
A small tree. It grows 7-10 m high. The tree has many branches. The leaves are sword shaped and 7-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 5-6 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.
Notes
There are about 100-170 Antidesma species.
References (1)
- Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, 1996, Vietnam Forest Trees. Agriculture Publishing House p 184
