Macrolenes pachygyna

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A scrambling shrub or woody climber. The branches have small brown hairs. The nodes are swollen. The leaves are narrowly oval or oblong and 8-18 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip. The flowering shoots are in the upper leaf axils and have 3-12 flowers. These are pink. The fruit is a berry 10-12 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Phlong khon dao, Totopo

Synonyms

Dissochaeta reformata Blume; Marumia pachygyna Korth.;