Hairy chisocheton tree
Chisocheton lasiocarpus

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 37 m tall. The branchlets are leafy. The leaves are compound and 40 cm long. The flowering shoots have many branches. They can be 50 cm long. The fruit is orange-red with 3 seeds.

The stem bark is used as medicine.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforests and up to 1,525 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, SE Asia, Solomon Islands

How it is used for food

The leaflets are used for wrapping sago and other foods for cooking.

Edible parts

Fruit - medicine, bark - medicine

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Pohon sisoseton bulu

Synonyms

Chisocheton biroi Harms; Chisocheton boridianus Harms; Chisocheton caroli Harms; Chisocheton eurycalyx Harms; Chisocheton forbesii C. DC.; Chisocheton formicarum Harms; Chisocheton frutescens C. DC.; Chisocheton gjellerupii Harms; Chisocheton lamekotensis Harms; Chisocheton lauterbachii Harms; Chisocheton ledermannii Harms; Chisocheton macrophyllus (K. Schum.) Harms [Illegitimate]; Chisocheton multijugis var. glabrior C. DC.; Chisocheton multijugus C. DC.; Chisocheton myrmecophilus Merr. & L. M. Perry; Chisocheton novoguineensis C. DC.; Chisocheton oreophilus Harms; Chisocheton pachyrhachis Harms; Chisocheton schlechteri Harms; Chisocheton schumannii C. DC.; Chisocheton trichocladus Harms; Chisocheton versteegii C. DC.; Chisocheton weinlandii Harms; Dasycoleum forbesii Baker f. & C.Norman;