Man mu
Drypetes perreticulata
Family: Putranjivaceae
What it is like
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-15 m high. The leaves are oval and 3-7 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Plants are separately male and female. The fruit are oval or round and 2 cm long.
Also as medicine. There are about 200 Drypetes species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in dry evergreen forest on rocky limestone hills. It grows up to 800 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Hainan, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In China plants flower in January to Match and fruit May to October.