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Tahitian chestnut or Polynesian chestnut

Inocarpus fagifer

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Inocarpus fagifer, commonly known as the Tahitian chestnut or Polynesian chestnut, is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The tree has a wide range in the tropics of the south-west Pacific and south-east Asian regions, and a history of traditional use by the peoples of Polynesia and Melanesia. It is the only edible and culturally important member of the genus Inocarpus.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Inocarpus fagifer
Slug
inocarpus-fagifer
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Inocarpus
Species
fagifer
Wikidata QID
Q2583958
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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