Tai wan jiao mu
Palaquium formosanum

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree often 5-7 m tall but it can grow up to 20 m tall. The bark is dark brown. The small branches have distinct leaf scars. The leaves are closely clustered at the ends of branches. The leaf stalk is about 1 cm long and the leaf blade is thick and leathery. The blade is 10-17 cm long by 4.5-7.5 cm wide. There are white hairs along the veins. The flowers can be either single or in clusters of 3-6 in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and 4-5 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. The seeds are long and thin and up to 3.5 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forest at low elevations.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

The fruit are edible.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Palaquium hayatae H. J. Lam.;