Daru
Cantleya corniculata

Family: Icacinaceae

What it is like

A tree. It can be up to 40 m tall. The trunk is slender. It is about 60 cm across. It can have buttresses 1.5 m tall. The bark has shallow cracks along it. The leaves are simple and in spirals. The edges are slightly curved inwards. The flowers are in the axils of leaves in small clusters without a stalk. The fruit has 1 seed and a thin pulpy layer. It is brown to black when ripe and splits along one side.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on marshy or sandy soil in lowland rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit can be eaten but are not attractive.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bedaru, Cendana, Daru-daru, Dedadu, Garu biaya, Mendaru, Samala, Seranai

Synonyms

Cantleya johorica Ridley; Stemonurus corniculatus (Becc.) Ridley; Urandra corniculata (Becc.) Foxw.'