This is a very variable species that has at times been separated into several distinct species. However, the variation in the flowers, leaves and especially the fruit is continuous and there is no real criteria for viewing it as more than one species[].

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General Information

Xerospermum noronhianum is a tree usually growing up to 25 metres tall with occasional specimens to 30 metres[]. The bole has buttresses and can be 30 - 75cm in diameter[].
The tree yields a timber and an edible fruit, which are sometimes used locally though not highly appreciated.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Primary and secondary rainforest; peat and heath forest; bamboo forest; plains as well as slopes and crests; dry places but also river banks, marshes, or periodically flooded areas, in a variety of soils from sea level to 300, exceptionally 1,500 m[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Found on a variety of different soils in the wild including sand, sandy clay, fertile volcanic loam and peat; with a subsoil of granite, sandstone, or limestone[]. Tolerant of periodic inundation of the soil[].
Plants can flower and fruit all year round[].

Edible Uses

The thin yellow to orange fleshy part of the fruit can be eaten raw[]. Sweet and of good flavour[].

Medicinal

The fruits and leaves are used to alleviate stomach-ache[].

Other Uses

The light brown wood is hard and durable. It is used in construction, making carts, mills, rice pounders etc[, , ].
The opinions on the timber quality are rather divergent, ranging from being suitable only for fuel, to being an inferior timber, or to being a good, tough, and durable timber[].

Propagation

Seed -

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