Ribes emodense

Rehdar

Himalayan currant, Ijirgana

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The mature fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It is native to western China.

Asia, China, Mongolia,

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. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2 m high. The young branches do not have hairs. They are red. The leaves are oval or heart shaped with 3-5 lobes. The leaves are 15 cm long. The flowers are greenish-purple. They are along stalks 12 cm long. The fruit are red-black.

References (2)

Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 426
Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536

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