Polyalthia simiarum

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The branches are softly hairy when young. The leaf blade is oval to sword shaped and 9-28 cm long by 4-13 cm wide. They are papery. There are 13-20 side veins on each side of the main vein. The flowers are in the axils of leaves or on older branches. They are yellowish-green. The fruit are oval and 3 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. There is one seed per fruit. The fruit are orange red to black.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on forested slopes between 500-1,200 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In southern China plants flower April to September and fruit from July to December.

Its other names

Local names

Bolang, Banchi bak, Borschi, Dieng jaroi, Jiri, Langaya, Taw-saga-sein, Taw-thabut, Thabut, Zathu

Synonyms

Guatteria simiarum Buch,-Ham. ex Hook.f. & Thwaites; Polyalthia cheliensis Hu; Unona simiarum (A. Hamilton ex J. D. Hooker & Thomson) Baillon ex Pierre;