Cornus ulotricha
C. K. Schneid. & Wangerin
CornaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds - oil
Oil is extracted from the seeds.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 7-15 m tall. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 7-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They have white hairs underneath. The flowers are in groups 8-12 cm across. The flowers are white. The fruit are bluish-black and 4-5 mm across. The stone is 3-4 mm across.
Production
In Yunnan fruit are available in August and September.
Names & Synonyms
Dengtaishu
References (1)
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
