Siphonodon celastrineus

Griff.

Ivory wood tree

CelastraceaeFruitPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fleshy layer surrounding the fruit is edible.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It needs sunlight. It can tolerate drought. It grows in monsoon or dry mixed forests up to 1,300 m above sea level.

Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

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, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A medium sized tree. It grows 10-35 m high. The trunk is 20-70 cm across. It can have buttresses. Leaves are simple and oblong. They are 10-20 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. They are papery and shiny. The base is wedge shaped and it tapers towards the tip. There are 20-22 pairs of side veins. The leaf stalk is 1 cm long. The flowers are white and occur in clusters of 3. The fruit is a nut 3-4 cm long by 2.5-3.5 cm wide. The fruit are apple shaped and orange-yellow. There is a fleshy layer around the fruit. The flesh is edible. There are many hard seeds.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Siphonodon celastrineus is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is found in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

Notes

There are 7 Siphonodon species.

Names & Synonyms

Bak kok, Hpun-ja, Maduk, Mak loup, Myauk-okshti, Pohon danoklot kepu, Pohon kayu gading, Sang da, Woibaw

Siphodon pyriformis Merr.Xanthophyllum subglobosum Elmer

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