Elaeocarpus tuberculatus

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has buttresses. The bark is smooth and mottled grey and white. The branches are horizontal and the small branches are thick. The leaves are simple and alternate or in spirals clustered at the ends of twigs. The leaf blade is 9-21 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. The flowers are white and in groups in or near the axils of leaves. The fruit is fleshy and oblong. It is 5 cm long by 3 cm wide. There is one seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and along streams up to 1,400 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Myanmar, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ammakkaram, Ammakorum, Badraksham, Kodavasi, Malampinnai, Pathrachi, Rudrasam, Ruthraksham

Synonyms

Elaeocarpus biolocularis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Monocera subintegerrima Miq. ex Mast.; Monocera tuberculata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.;