Rhus sinuata
Thunb.
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten cooked or roasted, and the leaves are also eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in dry deciduous forests.
Asia, India, Pakistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It has thorns. The young branches are hairy. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk and one at the end. The end leaflet is 4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The side leaflets are 4 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 5-6 cm long in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches.
Production
In south India plants flower and fruit September to December.
Notes
There are about 200 Rhus species.
Names & Synonyms
Amboni, Chippamaram, Dahsara, Dansaru, Dasani, Dasarni, Davan, Sabale, Sappalu, Sitha
Searsia sinuata (Thunb.) F. A. Barkley
References (2)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 524
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 69
