Finschia rufa
Warb.
Proteaceae
Grevillea rufa (Warb.) Sleumer
Hakea rufa (Warb.) Christenh. & Byng
Common Name:
General Information
Finschia rufa is a
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- 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
,
1818- Title
- Finschia - A Genus of 'Nut' Trees of the Southwest Pacific
- Publication
- Pacific Science, Vol 3, pp 187-194, July 1949
- Author
- White C.T.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1949
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
Australasia - northeastern New Guinea
Habitat
Forest or open bush; at elevations around 840 metres[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- 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 |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 16.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seed - cooked[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
]
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - it is often slow to germinate[
658- Title
- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Publication
-
- Author
- French. B.R.
- Publisher
- Author.
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
