Sarcostigma kleinii

Family: Icacinaceae

What it is like

A large woody climber. It grows 26 m long and can be 8 cm across. It has many branches. The leaves are oblong and have short leaf stalks. The leaves are 9-25 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The fruit are fleshy and oblong and unequal. They are orange colour. They have a thin edible flesh around the nut.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forests and up to 550 m above sea level. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andaman Islands, Asia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten. They have a thin edible flesh around the seed.

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ingudi, Kanaras, Karat, Odal, Odalvalli, Puvenna, Tangkilan, Velleiodal

Synonyms

Chailletia edulis Kurz; Sarcostigma edule Kurz; Sarcostigma horsfieldii R. Br.; Sarcostigma wallichii Baill.;