Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
Edible: Leaves
A shrub 1-5 m tall or a tree 45 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaf blades are 4-18 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The flowers are greenish-yellow. They are 3 mm across. The fruit are 1-2 cm across. They are yellow but turn reddish-brown as they ripen. The seeds are black with a small fleshy layer (aril) around them.
A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests in tropical Asia. It grows from sea level to 500 m altitude. In Yunnan.
Common Names: Akang, Bedi, Bukir, Dengin bobok, Dusun bukit, Hmanba, Jamilas, Jentian, Kantecha'l, Kayu batu, Kayu dusun, Lawang, Masam, Mauhi, Medang serukan, Nampadu, Obah nasih, Perupuk batu, Pingas, Sa-o-ya, Ubar bantan
Synonyms:
Adelia castanocarpa Roxb.;
Chaetocarpus castanocarpus var. genuina Mull.Arg.;
Chaetocarpus pungens Thwaites;
Gaedawakka castanocarpa (Roxb.) Kuntze;
Regnaldia cluytioides Baill.;