Elaeagnus triflora (PROSEA)
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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
8, 93.