Heterosmilax polyandra
Gagnepain
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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GBIF
GBIF
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GBIF
GBIF
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable, Flowers
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forests between 100-1,800 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand,
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. The stems are branched, woody and climbing. It has tendrils. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-13 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. There are 10-30 flowers in a group. The fruit are berries 9 mm across.
References (2)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
