Scolopia crenata
Salicaceae FAMILY

Scolopia crenata

Scolopia crenata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Scolopia crenata is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 18 metres tall. There are thorns on the branches of younger trees and branching thorns at the base of the bole. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use, and the plant is also sometimes used medicinally. The tree is sometimes grown in gardens[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Andaman Islands.
HabitatA subcanopy tree in evergreen to semievergreen forests at elevations up to 1,800 metres.