Choi moi van nam
Antidesma fordii

Family: Phyllanthaceae

What it is like

An evergreen medium sized tree. It grows 10-12 m high. The trunk is 25 cm across. The leaves are oblong and 7-20 cm long by 3-11 cm wide. The flowering stalks are at the ends of branches and in the axils of leaves. The fruit are purple when ripe. They are 6-7 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.

There are about 100-170 Antidesma species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on fallow land on the edge of forests below 400 m altitude. In southern China it grows in dense forests between 200-2,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fruit are acidic and eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Antidesma yunnanense Pax & K. Hoffm.;