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Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants T.K. Lim Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants Volume 4, Fruits ISBN 978-94-007-4052-5 ISBN 978-94-007-4053-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011932982 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, speci fi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on micro fi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. 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No responsibility will be taken for readers’ own actions. vii Contents Introduction ......................................................................................... 1 Fagaceae Castanea sativa .................................................................................... 6 Quercus infectoria ............................................................................... 16 Grossulariaceae Ribes nigrum ....................................................................................... 27 Ribes rubrum ...................................................................................... 43 Ribes uva-crispa .................................................................................. 51 Ribes x nidigrolaria ............................................................................. 56 Hypoxidaceae Molineria latifolia ................................................................................ 59 Myrsinaceae Ardisia crenata .................................................................................... 65 Ardisia elliptica ................................................................................... 72 Olacaceae Scorodocarpus borneensis .................................................................. 77 Oleaceae Olea europaea ...................................................................................... 82 Orchidaceae Vanilla planifolia ................................................................................. 106 ix x Contents Oxalidaceae Sarcotheca diversifolia ........................................................................ 115 Pandanaceae Pandanus conoideus ............................................................................ 117 Pandanus dubius ................................................................................. 124 Pandanus julianettii ............................................................................ 128 Pandanus leram ................................................................................... 131 Pandanus spiralis ................................................................................ 134 Pandanus tectorius .............................................................................. 136 Passi fl oraceae Passi fl ora edulis ................................................................................... 147 Passi fl ora foetida ................................................................................. 166 Passi fl ora ligularis ............................................................................... 174 Passi fl ora miniata ................................................................................ 178 Passi fl ora quadrangularis .................................................................. 181 Pedaliaceae Sesamum indicum ............................................................................... 187 Phyllanthaceae Antidesma bunius ................................................................................ 220 Baccaurea angulata ............................................................................. 225 Baccaurea dulcis .................................................................................. 228 Baccaurea edulis .................................................................................. 230 Baccaurea lanceolata .......................................................................... 232 Baccaurea macrocarpa ....................................................................... 236 Baccaurea motleyana .......................................................................... 239 Baccaurea racemosa ........................................................................... 243 Baccaurea rami fl ora ........................................................................... 248 Phyllanthus acidus .............................................................................. 252 Phyllanthus emblica ............................................................................ 258 Contents xi Pinaceae Pinus koraiensis ................................................................................... 297 Pinus pinea ........................................................................................... 304 Piperaceae Piper cubeba ........................................................................................ 311 Piper nigrum ........................................................................................ 322 Piper retrofractum .............................................................................. 351 Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia .......................................................................... 358 Chaenomeles speciosa ......................................................................... 364 Cydonia oblonga.................................................................................. 371 Eriobotrya japonica ............................................................................ 381 Fragaria x ananassa ............................................................................ 395 Malus spectabilis ................................................................................. 410 Malus x domestica ............................................................................... 413 Mespilus germanica ............................................................................ 437 Prunus armeniaca ............................................................................... 442 Prunus avium....................................................................................... 451 Prunus domestica ................................................................................ 463 Prunus domestica subsp. insititia ...................................................... 476 Prunus dulcis ....................................................................................... 480 Prunus persica var. nucipersica ......................................................... 492 Prunus persica var. persica ................................................................ 498 Prunus salicina .................................................................................... 509 Pseudocydonia sinensis ....................................................................... 515 Pyrus bretschneideri ..........................................................................