Myrica esculenta
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Myrica esculenta is an tree or large shrub of the tropics. The native range of this species stretches from Northern India (Uttarakhand) to Nepal to southern China and western & central Malesia. It's common names include box myrtle, bayberry and kaphal. Its berries are edible and are consumed locally.
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Myrica esculenta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Myricaceae |
Genus: | Myrica |
Species: | M. esculenta |
Binomial name | |
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) I.M.Turner in Gard. Bull. Singapore 53: 324 (2001) |
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It is the state fruit of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.[2]