Diospyros decandra (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Diospyros decandra Lour.
- Family: Ebenaceae
Vernacular names
- Pomme d'or (Fr)
- Cambodia: cand, paen
- Laos: can
- Thailand: chan
- Vietnam: mun thi.
Distribution
Thailand, Indo-China, wild and cultivated.
Uses
In Indo-China the fragrant fruits are appreciated and sold on markets. The roots, leaves and fruits are also used medicinally.
Observations
Tree, cultivated for its fruits around villages in Indo-China. Fruit a bright yellow berry, the size of an orange, globose, slightly flattened on young trees, with a very strong aromatic smell when mature.
Selected sources
96.