Native wild edible : Olax imbricata

Specimen : Wild

Habitat : Moist and dry thickets, creek banks

Local name : Karimbobet, Malabaguio

Trade name : Southeast Asian Olax

Botanical name : Olax imbricata

Family : Olacaceae

Specimen height : 3-5 meters

Fruiting season : March to July

Traits : Shade-loving; Shrub to woody climber; Tolerant of infertile soil

Recommendations : Backyards; Home gardens; Urban greening

Used for : Leafy shoots and young leaves are eaten as salad or cooked as vegetable; Ripe fruits are edible; Seeds are roasted and eaten

Native range : India, Sri lanka, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines)

 

 

 

 

 

Conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines

Threat : Conversion of woodlands to agricultural, commercial or residential plots

Further readings :

A COMPENDIUM OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES OF ABRA (Prof. Mildred B. Adaoag) http://www.eisrjc.com/documents/A_Compendium_Of_Indigenous_Vegies_1325745997.pdf

A Dictionary Of The Native Plant Names Of The Philippine Islands http://www.rainforestation.ph/resources/pdf/botanicalRefs/Merrill_1903_Dictionary_of_plant_names.pdf

Flora of China - Olax imbricata http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242413834

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