Edible : Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
A shrub 4-8 m tall. It can grow to 13 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. The trunk is straight and cylindrical. The leaves are oval. They are 6-12 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-3 mm long. The flowers can be in groups of singly. They can grow from branches of in the axils of leaves. The male and female flowers occur on separate trees. They are green. The fruit is fleshy and with a hard stone inside. It is 2.3-3 cm long by 1.5-1.7 cm wide. It is yellow
Distribution : A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests. It often grows on limestone mountains.
The leaves are eaten cooked as a vegetable. The young leaves, shoots and flowers are served as a vegetable in soups of in dried fish curry. The ripe fruit are eaten. Caution: There is a similar looking plant that is poisonous