Native wild edible : Rourea minor

Materials identified by : Ulysses Ferreras (Field botanist)

Photo specimen : Wild

Specimen height : 4-6 meters

Habitat : Creekbank thickets

Local name : Kamagsa

Botanical name : Rourea minor

Family : Connaraceae

Fruiting season : April to June

Traits : Evergreen; Low to medium altitude species; Woody climber

Recommendations : Backyards; Farms; Fruit collector’s; Home gardens; Landscaping; Large gardens; Medicinal plant; Ornamental; Public spaces; Urban greening; Vertical gardens; Wildcrafting

Used for : Edible fruit; Bark, root, seed and leaves are used in traditional medicine

Native range : Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), Australia and neighbouring Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened

Further reading :

E-Prosea - Rourea minor http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1281

Flora of China - Rourea minor http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011842

Wild Edible Plants of Assam (Sri Brahmananda Patiri & Sri Ananta Borah) http://assamforest.in/publication/wildEdible_plantsAssam.pdf

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