Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Polyalthia suberosa
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
A tree or shrub. It grows 2-4 m high. The bark is thick and corky and deeply ridged. The leaves are oval or oblong and rounded at the tip. The edges are wavy. The leaves are 2-12 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are pale yellow. They occur singly among the leaves. The fruit are in clusters. The fruit is reddish-purple. It is 6 mm across. They contain 1 or 2 seeds. The fruit are edible.
A tropical plant. It grows in open forest at lower elevations. In XTBG Yunnan.
Common Names: Corky debdar, Bandor kola, Bara chali, Burhi chamri, Cham-khirni, Chilaka duduga, Habida cha, Ilang-ilang gubat tree, Karadia, Kodinaaval, Kukuriam, Lohania mossu, Makhamsra-phang, Murmuri, Pohon banitan puti, Pohon lanutan puti, Sandiome
Synonyms:
Guatteria suberosa (Roxb.) Dunal;
Uvaria suberosa Roxb.;