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Antidesma bunius is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae.It is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and northern Australia.It is commonly known as bignay, [1] after its native name in the Philippines, where the fruits are commonly used for making bignay wine and jams.
It belongs to the species Capsicum frutescens and is characterized by triangular fruits that grow pointing upwards. [1] The fruits and leaves are used in traditional Philippine cuisine. The fruit is pungent, ranking at 80,000 to 100,000 heat units in the Scoville Scale. [2] The cultivar name is Tagalog, and literally translates to "wild chili."
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The tree grows to a height of around 15 m (49 ft). The leaves are oblong in shape and are around 50 cm (20 in) long and 15 cm (5.9 in) wide. It bears fruit between May and June. [1] [2] In the Philippines, Syzygium polycephaloides is also known as lipot, igot, balig-ang, maigang, or malig-ang, among other common names.
The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were ...
It is not commercially cultivated and the fruit is harvested from the wild. It is threatened with habitat loss. [2] [3] [4] Syzygium curranii is also known as lipot, igot, balig-ang, maigang, or malig-ang, among other common names. These names are shared with Syzygium polycephaloides, a closely-related species with similar edible berries. [3]
The name comes from the small prickles that can be found on the lower part of the stem and the midrib of the leaves. The plant is found in fields, places of waste, and roadsides. The leaves of the plant reach out towards the sun and for this reason the plant is sometimes called the Compass Plant.