Simaroubaceae FAMILY

Soulamea amara

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub

Growth—

The fruits must be picked when they start to yellow or blacken, since they become less medicinally effective after they have fallen^[1]. The roots can be harvested when needed^[1]. The seeds are probably able to float in salt water for some time without losing viability. In this way the plant can spread to other islands^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Soulamea+amara>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet