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Useful Tropical Plants

Embelia philippinensis

A.DC.

Primulaceae

+ Synonyms

Rhamnus lando Llanos

Ribesoides philippense Kuntze

Samara philippinensis Vidal

Common Name:

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General Information

Embelia philippinensis is an evergreen climbing shrub with spiny older stems that can grow up to 4 metres long and 15 mm in diameter[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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0
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and emergency tying material.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Philippines.

Habitat

Open, or partially shaded, secondary dipterocarp forest up to moderate elevations, where it is often common[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Climber
Height4.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked. The acid-tasting leaves are used as a flavouring for vegetables or to give a sour taste to soup[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
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http://proseanet.org/
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Fruit[
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Title
Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
Publication
 
Author
Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Year
1987
ISBN
 
Description
A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
]. A sweet-sour taste[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The fruit is a globose berry, up to 5mm in diameter, red when ripe[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The fresh mature stems are used for temporary tying purposes[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Stem cuttings.
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