Nu-marrio, Kame game
Rhyticaryum longifolium

Family: Icacinaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 5 m tall but can be up to 15 m tall. Young growth and buds have hairs. The leaves are oval but taper to a tip at the end. They are 8-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in compact spikes 3-5 cm long. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit hang down. The fruit is green, fleshy and oval. They become bright red when ripe. It is 2-3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. It has a thick woody covering.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It has been collected near Finschafen and Kokoda and other coastal regions in Papua New Guinea. It occurs near Cooktown on Cape York in Australia. It grows in open secondary forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Antidesma megalocarpum S. Moore; Pocillaria pubescens Ridl.; Rhyticaryum bullatum G. Schellenb.; Rhyticaryum elongatum G. Schellenb.; Rhyticaryum oblongum G. Schellenb.; Rhyticaryum oncocarpum K. Schum. & Lauterb.; Rhyticaryum ovale G. Schellenb.; Rhyticaryum pubescens (Ridl.) Sleumer;