Food Plants International

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Names
English: Scientific name: Elaeocarpus polydactylus
Schltr. gp 4 Schltr.
Tok pisin: Synonyms:
Tok ples: Plant family: Elaeocarpaceae
Description: A tree or shrub up to 13 m tall. The
leaves are 3-6 cm wide and 6-11 cm long and leathery.
Flowers are few and are 5-11 cm long. Fruit are 1.5 cm
x 1 cm. They are green when unripe and blue when
ripe.
Distribution: It grows in regrowth forest at 1850-2550
m above sea level. It mainly occurs in the Western and
Eastern Highlands Provinces of Papua New Guinea.
Cultivation: Trees grow wild from seed.
Production:
Use: The kernels inside the seeds are eaten.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible Moisture Energy Protein
part
Nuts
% KJ g
Insects:
Diseases:
Pests:
Calcium
mg
Iron
mg
proVit A
µg
proVit C
mg
Importance: An occasionally eaten wild edible nut in some areas of Papua New Guinea.
Zinc
mg