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General Information

Sararanga sinuosa is an evergreen tree growing around 9 - 10 metres tall. The stem can be branched or unbranched, around 67cm in diameter, with long, sword-shaped leaves aranged in a rosette at the end of the stem[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Australasia - northern New Guinea, east to the Solomon Islands

Habitat

Lowland tropical rainforest; at elevations from sea level to 200 metres[]

Properties

Habit	Tree
Height	10.00 m

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. Fruits syncarpous, berries c. 100 per rachillae; kidney-shaped (reniform), pale green to red when mature, exocarp soft; seeds c. 60 per berry, triangle-shaped, flat and thin, pale brown[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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