Melientha suavis
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Opiliaceae
Melientha acuminata Merr.
Common Name:
General Information
Melientha suavis is an evergreen tree growing up to 13 metres tall[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
Since the identification of this species without flowers or fruits is very difficult, the leaves of vegetatively similar species of Opiliaceae are sometimes eaten. If leaves of Urobotrya siamensis, a
species widespread in the same habitat as this species in Thailand, are eaten then these may cause death by poisoning[
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- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
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- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Botanical References
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
,
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Southeast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat
Deciduous forest, where it is locally common; rarely in dry evergreen forest; at elevations from sea level (where it grows in beach forest) up to 600 metres[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The flowers are strongly fragrant[
733- Title
- Opiliaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World, Part 12: 1-71
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hiepko P.
- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève; Switze
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-2-8277-0451-4
- Description
- An excellent monograph, part of a very ambitious project to catalogue all the plants in the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Edible Uses
The young leaves and inflorescences (including the young fruits) - cooked and used as a vegetable[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Fruit[
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
]. Juicy[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
]. The fruit is a yellow drupe, 23 - 40mm long and 15 - 20mm wide[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is often used to make charcoal[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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