Morella esculenta

Botanical Description

Morella esculenta is an evergreen tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 2 - 15 metres tall. The trunk is crooked and irregularly branched; it can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The edible fruits are highly esteemed and are often gathered from the wild for local use. Said to be one of the tastiest fruits of the Himalayas, where they are gathered in quantity from the wild and sold in local markets[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. , 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. The bark is a major source of tannins in China[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree makes a useful ornamental avenue tree[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. ].