Iodes seguinii
(H. Leveille) Rehder
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IcacinaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw. Sweet and pungent when fully ripe. The red, obovoid-oblong drupe is 18 - 23mm long and around 12mm in diameter.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. In China it grows in limestone areas in Yunnan between 200-1,200 m altitude.
Asia, China,
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 vine or creeper. There are tumour like lumps along the branches. The leaves are almost round and 4-14 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The fruit is yellow-green and red when ripe. They are up to 2.3 cm long and 1.2 cm wide.
How to Grow
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Medicinal Uses
This plant is used in Guangxi for curing nephritis. (Reported under Iodes balansae).
Names & Synonyms
Vitis sequinii H. LeveilleIodes vitiginea Hance var. levitestis Handel-Mazzetti
References (1)
- Flora of China. Vol. 11 p 512 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
