Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) I.M.Turner (Syn: Ascarina rubra Poir.; Gale japonica Cheval.; Myrica auriculata Ridl.; Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don; Myrica esculenta var. auriculata Gamble; Myrica farquhariana Wall.; Myrica lobbii Teysm. & Binn. ex Miq.; Myrica longifolia Teysm. & Binn. ex C. DC.; Myrica missionis Wall.; Myrica sapida Wall.; Nageia japonica Gaerm.) as per Catalogue of Life; China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar
[Burma], Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, peninsular Malaysia (widespread),
SingaporeBorneo, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Flores),
Burma (Chin, Kachin, Sagaing, Mandalay, Mon), Nepal, Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.,
Belitung) as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Box Myrtle, Bayberry • Bengali: kaiphal, satsarila • Hindi: kaiphal, kaphal • Kannada: kirishivani • Khasi: soh-phi • Malayalam: maruta • Nepali: काफल Kafal • Sanskrit: katphala, mahavalkala • Tamil: chavviyaci, chavviyacimaram Kaphal or Myrica esculent: 3 images. Myrica esculenta or kaphal as it is locally known small red fruits binsar wildlife sanctuary UP-Meghalay-11 for id : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Id pl. of this tree which was in a good no in the Mauphlog sacret grove, its juicy sour fruits are of lamon size, fruits turn pink red when ripe but remain sour, though ripe. adding more photos of this plant for id pl. Attachments (2) It seems to be Myrica esculenta. Myrica esculenta
Myrica esculenta ATMAY2016/02 : 12 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) Myrica esculenta Synonym: Myrica sapida Family: Myricaceae It is a delicious wild fruit of Hills selling at a price tag of Rs. 200/- per kg. Shimla, Hamirpur, Solan (H.P.) March-May 2013-2015 very nice. how tall is this tree shrub? Plants can be up to 10m in height. I'll upload photographs of tree tomorrow. Beautiful tree. The fruits indeed look delicious! Tree/Habit. Attachments (1) Details of fruits. Attachments (1) new to me. any seeds? I'll bring fruits and show you the seed by Sunday. Fruit is a one-seeded drupe. Seeds are very hard and can not be chewed along with fruits. Some people swallow the seeds as well. Attachments (2) Thanks ... so how big is this fruit and how big is the seed. Is it very hard? hammer hard? how do they plant them then? acid pre-treatment or filing one end? since its medicinal ... (ayurveda : name is perhaps of this particular species: Kayaphal?) This tree is not planted on commercial scale. Seeds are very hard like almonds. Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8)- around 700 kb each. Location: Dhulikhel, Nepal Altitude: 4400 ft. Date: Fruit Image - 26 March 2013 Location: Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal Altitude: 5000 ft. Date : Rest image - 8 September 2016 Nepali Name : काफल Kafal
Date: 28 March 2017 Altitude: 5400 ft. Attachments (3)
Tree Id Help : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) I need help with a tree growing on Phulchowki south Kathmandu Valley at an elevation of 1900m. Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don !
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don. : 2 posts by 1 author. 2 images- 5 mb each. Location: Badikhel, Lalitpur Date: 19 September 2020 Elevation: 1734 m. Habit : Wild References: |
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