Photinia glomerata

Rehder & E. H. Wilson

RosaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The red fruits are eaten fresh, though consumption is only occasional.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in mixed forests between 1,500-2,600 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and 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 6-10 m tall. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 6-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are many flowers in a group at the ends of the branches. The flowers have a scent and the petals are white. The fruit is red and oval. It is 5-7 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.

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Photinia glomerata is a species in the family Rosaceae.

Production

In Yunnan the fruit are available in September.

Other Information

Fruit are only occasionally eaten.

Names & Synonyms

Chongsi

References (2)

Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
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