Strombosia philippinensis

(Baill.) Rolfe

Tamayuan

OlacaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten raw.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. They are scattered in lower forested belts throughout the Philippines.

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, 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, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A medium sized tree with smooth twigs. The leaves are smooth, alternate and oblong. They are bluntly rounded with a sharp point. The flowers are creamy white and clustered along the branches. The sepals are like bracts. The fruit is round and 1.25 cm across. They are hard and dark green.