Velvety miliusa
Miliusa velutina

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m high. The young branches have a coating. The leaves are 12-30 cm long by 7-16 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The young leaves have soft hairs on both sides. The leaf stalk is stout and 2-8 mm long. The plants are separately male and female. The flower and fruit stalk is 6-25 mm long. The flowers are in groups of 3-6 near the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit are 1-2 cm across.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows below the Himalayas up to 900 m. In southern China it grows on forested slopes between 500-700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

The ripe fruit are eaten raw by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In north India plants flower and fruit March to August.

Its other names

Local names

Bari kari, Bor samphol, Bul gajari, Domsal, Duduga, Gandha palas, Ghandhi gajari, Gidar, Hesare, Kana kaitha, Kari, Mai-nang-sang, Nalla duduga, Ome, Pedda-chilka, Rukh, Siarbhuka, Thabut-gyi, Viluni

Synonyms

Guatteria velutina (Dunal) A. DC.; Uvaria velutina Dunal; Uvaria villosa Roxb.;