Lindera kariensis
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - spice
The fruit are used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 2,800-3,700 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China.
Asia, China, Tibet,
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 or small tree. It grows 2-10 m tall and the trunk is 20 cm across. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is grey-white. The leaves are alternate and oval and 6-7 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. There are 2 to 6 flowers in a group. The male and female flowers are separate and green to yellow. The fruit are oval and 8 mm by 7 mm.
Production
In southern China plants flower in March to June and fruit July to October.
Names & Synonyms
Rihujiao
References (2)
- 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
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 7
