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Introduction |
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms
- Cicca acida Merr.
Vernacular names
- Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry (En)
- Indonesia: ceremoi (Aceh), cereme, cerme (Indonesian)
- Malaysia: chermai
- Philippines: iba (Tagalog), bangkiling (Bisaya), karmay (Ilokano)
- Burma: thinbozi-hpyoo
- Cambodia: kântûët
- Laos: nhôm baanz
- Thailand: mayom
- Vietnam: chùm ruôt.
Distribution
Origin perhaps in Madagascar, now naturalized and cultivated pantropically, also in South-East Asia.
Uses
The acid fruits are eaten raw (with sugar) or cooked and prepared in numerous ways. Refreshing drinks are prepared from the fruits. Young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Bark of the root can be used in tanning. The root is a purgative, but infusions are used to alleviate asthma and skin diseases.
Observations
Shrub or tree, 2-9 m tall. Leaves ovate, 2-7 cm long, arranged like a pinnate leaf along the branches. Flowers male, female or hermaphrodite, 4-merous, rosy, arranged in up to 12 cm long panicles. Fruit a globose drupe, more or less 6-8-lobed, 1-2.5 cm diameter, yellow-white. Seeds 4-6. In tropical to subtropical climates, preferably on moist sites, up to 1000 m altitude. Propagation usually by seed, but also by budding or cutting.
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.
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Morton, J.F., 1987. Fruits of warm climates. Creative Resource Systems Inc., Winterville, N.C., USA. 503 pp.
- Ridley, H.N., 1922-1925. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 5 Volumes. Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. L. Reeve & Co., London.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
