Embelia ribes Burm.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Embelia

Characteristics

Shrubs scandent. Branchlets angled, longitudinally ridged, densely tawny or rusty papillose-tomentose. Petiole 5-10 mm, marginate to base; leaf blade elliptic, oblong, or narrowly obovate, (3.5-)5-8(-10) × (1.5-)3-3.5 cm, papery, leathery or rarely cartilaginous, glabrous, pellucid or black punctate, base cuneate or rounded, margin revolute, entire, apex acuminate, rarely subacute; lateral veins inconspicuous. Inflorescences terminal, pinnately pyramidal paniculate, (6-) 10-l5(-30) cm; bracts subulate or lanceolate, 1-1.5 mm, sparsely puberulent abaxially, black punctate-lineate, margin entire, sparsely glandular puberulent, apex subulate. Flowers greenish or white, (4 or)5-merous, papery, staminate 2-2.5 mm, pistillate 1.5-2 mm. Pedicel (2-)3-3.5 mm in staminate, 1.5-2.5 mm in pistillate, sparsely to densely papillose puberulent. Sepals deltate, pellucid-punctate, glandular papillose adaxially and on margin, apex acuminate. Petals free, elliptic or oblong, papery, pellucid punctate, densely glandular granulose inside, margin entire, long glandular papillose, apex acute to obtuse. Stamens subequalling petals or slightly exserted to 1 mm in staminate and 2/3 petal length in pistillate; anthers ovate or oblong, base sagittate, apex rounded, connective black punctate. Ovary glabrous. Stigma capitate or 2-or 3-lobed. Fruit red or scarlet, globose or ovoid,(2-)3-4 (-5) mm in diam., smooth, wrinkled when dry, densely black punctate.
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A shrub 1-2 m tall. It has purple or red stalks. It can be bushy or climbing. It can grow 35 m long. The branches are angled and have ridges along them. They have a rusty coating. The leaf stalk is 5-10 mm long. The leaf blade is narrowly oval. It is 5-8 cm long by 3-3.5 cm wide but can be smaller or larger. They are leathery. The base is wedge shaped and the edges curl. They taper to the tip. The flowering stalk is at the end of the plant. It forms a pyramid shape. It is 10-15 cm long. The flowers are greenish white and papery. The fruit is bright red and round. It is 3-4 mm across. Two subspecies have been described.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the tropics in SE Asia. It occurs in clear forest. In Cambodia it is in pine forests near 700 m altitude. In China they grow between 100-2000 m altitude in S China. In Indonesia it grows up to 1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
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Forest or at forest borders at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit can be eaten. (The fruit taste sweet but make the tongue go numb.) Young leaves and young fruit are eaten cooked. They are also eaten raw as a side dish with rice. The sour leaves are used as a substitute for tamarind in soups and vegetable dishes. The juice of the plant have sugar added to make a drink. The fruit are used to adulterate black pepper.
Uses animal food food material medicinal poison
Edible fruits leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use Bronchitis (bark), Abdominal pain (fruit), Analgesics (fruit), Anemia (fruit), Anthelmintics (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antipruritics (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Appetite stimulants (fruit), Asthenia (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Brain diseases (fruit), Bronchitis (fruit), Carbuncle (fruit), Cardiotonic agents (fruit), Chest pain (fruit), Colic (fruit), Constipation (fruit), Contraceptive agents (fruit), Cough (fruit), Dementia (fruit), Dental caries (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Dyspepsia (fruit), Dyspnea (fruit), Emaciation (fruit), Fertility agents (fruit), Fever (fruit), Flatulence (fruit), Gastric acid (fruit), Gastrointestinal diseases (fruit), Giardia (fruit), Heart diseases (fruit), Helminthiasis (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Hymenolepiasis (fruit), Hyperhomocysteinemia (fruit), Hypoglycemic agents (fruit), Hypolipidemic agents (fruit), Infection (fruit), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (fruit), Jaundice (fruit), Laxatives (fruit), Leprosy (fruit), Lip neoplasms (fruit), Liver diseases (fruit), Mental disorders (fruit), Migraine disorders (fruit), Molluscacides (fruit), Mouth diseases (fruit), Neoplasms (fruit), Nervous system diseases (fruit), Neurotic disorders (fruit), Otitis media (fruit), Pharyngitis (fruit), Poliomyelitis (fruit), Pregnancy complications (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Scorpion stings (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Snake bites (fruit), Spermatocidal agents (fruit), Stomach diseases (fruit), Toothache (fruit), Urination disorders (fruit), Uterine diseases (fruit), Wound healing (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Antipruritics (leaf), Demulcents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Gout (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Oral ulcer (leaf), Pharyngitis (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Smallpox (leaf), Stomatitis, aphthous (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Colic (root), Contraceptive agents (root), Cough (root), Diarrhea (root), Diuretics (root), Dyspepsia (root), Flatulence (root), Liver diseases (root), Pneumonia (root), Pregnancy complications (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Toothache (root), Anemia (seed), Anthelmintics (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Antifungal agents (seed), Antinematodal agents (seed), Astringents (seed), Bile acids and salts (seed), Cestoda (seed), Chest pain (seed), Contraceptive agents (seed), Dermatologic agents (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Digestive system diseases (seed), Diuretics (seed), Dizziness (seed), Dysentery (seed), Exanthema (seed), Fertility agents (seed), Fever (seed), Flatulence (seed), Headache (seed), Hematemesis (seed), Hemorrhage (seed), Insecticides (seed), Jaundice (seed), Laxatives (seed), Leprosy (seed), Low back pain (seed), Migraine disorders (seed), General tonic for rejuvenation (seed), Skin diseases (seed), Stomach diseases (seed), Tuberculosis (seed), Uterine contraction (seed), Alterative (unspecified), Anthelminthic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor(Abdomen) (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vermifuge? (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Taenifuge (unspecified), Abdominal neoplasms (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antioxidants (unspecified), Antiparasitic agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antispermatogenic agents (unspecified), Ascaris (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Chemoprevention (unspecified), Chest pain (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Contraceptives, oral (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Herpesvirus 4, human (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Periodontitis (unspecified), Poliomyelitis (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Urinary tract infections (unspecified), Cooling effect on body (unspecified), Cestoda (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
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Images

Leaf

Embelia ribes leaf picture by Vishnu Chari (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Embelia ribes flower picture by Vishnu Chari (cc-by-sa)
Embelia ribes flower picture by Vishnu Chari (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Embelia ribes world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:588451-1
WFO ID wfo-0000666970
COL ID 39FQ4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Antidesma grossularia Embelia dentata Embelia ribes Embelia sumatrana Embelia garciniaefolia Embelia burmanni Embelia garciniifolia Embelia indica Antidesma ribes Ribesiodes ribes Samara ribes Ribesiodes garciniifolia Ardisia tenuiflora Embelia paniculata Embelia glandulifera Embelia ribes var. ribes Embelia ribes subsp. ribes

Lower taxons

Embelia ribes var. pachyphylla