Bleluai
Semecarpus nidificans

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves occur at the top of the trunk. The small branches are rough. They have furrows along them and large scars. The leaves are very large and narrow and oblong. They are 23 cm long by 4 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2.5 cm long. The flower arrangement is produced in the axils of leaves and on a stout branching stalk. The flowers are hairy brown.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Pacific, Papua New Guinea

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Nothopegiopsis nidificans Laut.;