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Useful Tropical Plants

Friesodielsia biglandulosa

(Blume) Steenis

Annonaceae

+ Synonyms

Guatteria biglandulosa Blume

Monoon biglandulosum (Blume) Miq.

Oxymitra biglandulosa (Blume) Scheff.

Polyalthia biglandulosa (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson

Richella biglandulosa (Blume) R.E.Fr.

Common Name:

Friesodielsia biglandulosa
Drawing of the leavs, flowers and fruit
Photograph by: Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, vol. 4: t. 170 (1893) [G.C. Das]
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General Information

Friesodielsia biglandulosa is a climbing shrub with stems 5 - 10 metres long[
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Title
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

994
Title
The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 64
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore
Year
2012
ISBN
0374-7859
Description
A botanical journey containing various articles, including a treatment of the climbing species of Annonaceae in Malaysia.

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Lowland to montane forests, including heath and peat swamp forest, at elevations up to 900 metres[
994
Title
The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 64
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore
Year
2012
ISBN
0374-7859
Description
A botanical journey containing various articles, including a treatment of the climbing species of Annonaceae in Malaysia.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height8.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit[
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The ripe, yellow carpels are around 15mm long[
310
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

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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