Fissistigma uonicum
(Dunn) Merrill
Xiang gang gua fu mu
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves - brewing
The fruit and leaves (used for brewing) are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in montane forests edges or scrub between 100-800 m altitude in southern China.
Asia, China, Indonesia, SE Asia,
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 climber. It grows 5 m long. The leaves are oblong and 4-20 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are yellowish underneath. The flowers are in the axils of leaves and there can be 1 or 2 flowers. They have a scent. They are yellow. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 4 cm wide. There are 9-16 seeds.
Notes
There are about 60 Fissistigma species.
Names & Synonyms
Melodorum uonicum DunnFissistigma clementis Merrill.
References (2)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1057
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 71
