Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus
Family: Achariaceae
What it is like
A tree. bIt grows 7-30 m tall. The leaves are almost entire and broadly sword shaped. They are 12-20 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. They are unequal sided at the base. The flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. They have a sweet scent. Trees are separately male and female. The fruit is woody and 10-12 cm across. It contains 30-50 seeds. They are hard and packed in pulp.
The oil has in the past been used as a treatment for leprosy. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests on sandy and rocky soils near water. In southern China it grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 300-1,300 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Cambodia, China, Hawaii, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, SE Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand (country/location of origin), USA, Vietnam
How it is used for food
It is cultivated.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants are grown from seed.
In China plants flower in September of one year and fruit November to June the next year.
Its other names
Local names
Kalaw, Kalaw-pyu, Kalaw-wa, Krabau phlae thom, Krorbao, Lo-noi, Pohon setumpul antel, Setumpol