Aceratium pittosporoides

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Papua New Guinea it grows near Angoram in East Sepik.

Countries/locations it is found in

Papua New Guinea

How it is used for food

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Agliomlangiokam

Synonyms

Aeratium breviflorum Schltr.; Aceratium cryptocaryifolium Kaneh. & Hatus.;