Pangium edule
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Pangium is a genus in the family Achariaceae containing the sole species Pangium edule, a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyAchariaceae
Pangium edule – gatunek drzewa zaliczany do rodziny Salicaceae lub Achariaceae.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 634
- With media
- 428
- Family
- Achariaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, MICH
- Recorded in
- Federated States Of Micronesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Palau, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Federated States Of
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Nutrition
- References
Pangium is a genus in the family Achariaceae containing the sole species Pangium edule, a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.
The taxonomy of the tree is uncertain, and it may also be classed in the Flacourtiaceae or the Violales.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pangium edule” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.