reaching 10 m high with a
trunk that is not so big and has a diameter of
only about 30 cm. Planted as a fruit tree,
sometimes growing wild and are found from
the lowlands to 500 m dpi. Tree from tropical
America where it wants to grow is not enough
shade and moist. Starfruit has a bumpy coarse
stems, branching slightly, leaning over her.
Haired young branches is smooth as velvet, the
color brown. Leaves odd-pinnate compound
leaves form with 21-45 pairs of leaflets. Short-
stemmed leaflets, ovate to oblong shape,
pointed tip, rounded base, flat edge, 2-10 cm
long, 1-3 cm wide, color green, lower surface
light green. Inflorescence a panicle, group, out
of the trunk or large branches, tiny flower star-
shaped reddish purple color. The fruit Buni,
round-cornered oval, length 4 to 6.5 ERN,
yellowish green color, when ripe juicy, sour
taste. Seeds ovoid shape, flattened. Taste sour
fruit, used as a refresher syrup, flavoring
dishes, clean the stain on the cloth, polish the
items made of brass, clean your hands dirty or
as an ingredient of traditional medicine.
Propagation by seeds and grafts.
Curable Disease: Cough, cold sores
(stomatitis), stomach pain, mumps (parotitis),;
rheumatism, whooping cough, bleeding gums,
canker sores, sore tooth decay; Acne, phlegm,
high blood pressure (hypertension), paralysis,;
Fix digestive function, inflammation of the
rectum.;
Exploiting:
PART USED: Leaves,
flowers, fruit. PURPOSE: Interest: - Cough. -
Thrush (stomatitis) Leaf: - Stomach pain.
Mumps (parotitis). - Rheumatism. Fruit: -
Whooping cough.
