Choerospondias axillaris, known in English as the Nepali hog plum, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Choerospondias. It is native to the central and eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern India, and Indochina, southern and north-central China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is a common fruit in Nepal and Bhutan, which is called lapsi (लप्सी) in Nepali, aamli in Newar, and phrumchung in eastern Bhutan.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Nepali hog-plum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Spondias mombin
- Chukrasia tabularis
- Juglans australis
- Cedrela odorata
- Spondias pinnata
- Bretschneidera sinensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Genus
- Choerospondias
- Species
- Choerospondias axillaris
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