Antidesma bunius

Common name: Bignay, Bignai

Family: Phyllanthaceae

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Country of Origin: India, Malay Arch.

Description: Dioecious. This large evergreen with shiny deep-green leaves is easily grown and bears large amounts of small shiny red fruits which are edible out of hand but generally used for wine or jelly. It freezes at 26°F but will recover from the roots.

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USDA Zone: 10a-11

Source: Unknown

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Malpighiales
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• Family: Phyllanthaceae
• SubFamily: Antidesmatoideae
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References:

1. California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 22 April 2015.
3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 22 April 2015.

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