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| − | Shrub or woody climber, evergreen, up to 10 m tall. Flowers trumpet-shaped, strongly scented, yellow. Fruit an ellipsoid drupe, up to 4 cm × 2 cm, red. In primary rain forest, swamp forest and secondary scrub, up to 1800 m altitude. | + | *Shrub or woody climber, evergreen, up to 10 m tall. |
| + | *Flowers trumpet-shaped, strongly scented, yellow. | ||
| + | *Fruit an ellipsoid drupe, up to 4 cm × 2 cm, red. | ||
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| + | In primary rain forest, swamp forest and secondary scrub, up to 1800 m altitude. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
| − | + | *Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines. | |
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| + | *van Steenis, C.G.G.J. et al. (Editors), 1950-. Flora Malesiana. Series 1. Vol. 1, 4-10. Centre for Research and Development in Biology, Bogor, Indonesia, and Rijksherbarium, Leiden, the Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London. | ||
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| + | == Authors == | ||
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| + | P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen | ||
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Introduction |
Elaeagnus triflora Roxb.
- Family: Elaeagnaceae
Synonyms
- Elaeagnus philippensis Perr.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: hail-hail (Sumatra), areuj dudureman (Sundanese), kelintju (Bali)
- Philippines: alingaro, lingaro (Tagalog), banaken (Bontok).
Distribution
Malesia and northern Queensland.
Uses
The fruit is sweet and edible and makes a fine jam. Medicinally the fruits are given to children with dysentery.
Observations
- Shrub or woody climber, evergreen, up to 10 m tall.
- Flowers trumpet-shaped, strongly scented, yellow.
- Fruit an ellipsoid drupe, up to 4 cm × 2 cm, red.
In primary rain forest, swamp forest and secondary scrub, up to 1800 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.
- van Steenis, C.G.G.J. et al. (Editors), 1950-. Flora Malesiana. Series 1. Vol. 1, 4-10. Centre for Research and Development in Biology, Bogor, Indonesia, and Rijksherbarium, Leiden, the Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston, London.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
