Semecarpus longifolius (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Semecarpus longifolius Blume
- Family: Anacardiaceae
Synonyms
Semecarpus gigantifolia Vidal.
Vernacular names
- Philippines: manalu (Bisaya), anagas (Tagalog), libas (Bikol).
Distribution
Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi, Moluccas).
Uses
Ripe fruits are edible. Wood used for construction purposes.
Observations
Dioecious tree, up to 20 m tall and 30 cm diameter. Leaves very large. Inflorescences cauliflorous, flowers white. Fruit a drupe, subglobose, 1-2 cm diameter; swollen pedicel obconical-cylindrical, up to 2 cm × 1.5 cm. Juice is poisonous, irritating the skin. In lowland forests; becoming rare in the Philippines.
Selected sources
18, 93.