White bean, White siris
Ailanthus triphysa

Family: Simaroubaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The leaves are 30-60 cm long. The leaves have 6-17 pairs of leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are oval and 15-20 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are wedge shaped or rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The flower panicles are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 5-8 cm by 2-3 cm. The seeds are flat with a wing around them.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open woodland below 100-600 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, India, Indochina, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Mattipal, O-dein, Perumaram

Synonyms

Adenanthera triphysa Dennst.; Ailanthus malabarica DC.;