Manilkara kauki
- "Wongi" redirects here. For the group of Indigenous Australians, see Wangai.
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Manilkara kauki is a plant occurring from to Myanmar and Vietnam to northern Queensland in Australia, where it is known as wongi; elsewhere it is called caqui.
The leaves are rigid, blunt-tipped, dark-green on the upper leaf face, and pale and silky below. The edible orange-red fruit is 3-4 cm long.[1]
Uses
The fruit is reported to be very tasty, and is traditionally eaten by Torres Strait Islanders who travel form isalnd to island to harvest the crop.
References
- ^ Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia, 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6
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