Pentace burmanica
Family: Malvaceae
What it is like
A large tree. It grows up to 30 m high. The branches and young plant parts are hairy. They are reddish-brown. The leaves are oval. They are heart shaped at the base. They are 10-15 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. The flower panicles can be at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. They are 5-8 cm long. The flowers have a bell shaped ring of sepals. The fruit is a capsule which is oblong. There are 5 wings along it. They are 4-5 cm long by 5-5.5 cm wide. There is one seed.
Also put in the family Brownlowiaceae.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. They are found in evergreen forests.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand
How it is used for food
The bark is used in a betel quid.
Edible parts
Bark
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Kashit, Kathi-ka, Pan-thitya, Saitka, Seesiat plueak, Sisiat, Takothet, Thethet, Thitk, Thitka