Icacinaceae FAMILY
Ryticaryum oleraceum
Ryticaryum oleraceum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ryticaryum oleraceum is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing 0.7 - 5 metres tall[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Indonesia (Maluku) to New Guinea
HabitatScattered in primary lowland forest, rarely in montane forest; at elevations up to 1,900 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 ].