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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