Padus buergeriana

(Miq.) T. T. Yu & T. C. Ku

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dense forests and on sunny slopes between 1,000-3,400 m above sea level in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Northeastern India, Sikkim,

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 tree. It grows 6-12 m tall. It can be taller. Young branches are purple brown. The leaves are oblong and 4-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are pale underneath. There are 20-30 flowers in a group. The flowers are 5-7 mm across. The petals are white. The fruit is blackish brown and oval. They are 5 mm across.

Production

In China plants flower in April to May and fruit May to October.

Names & Synonyms

Thei-an-lung

Laurocerasus buergeriana (Miq.) C. K. Schneid.Prunus adenodonta Merr.Prunus buergeriana Miq.Prunus venosa Koehne

References (2)

Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126 (As Prunus venosa Buch.-Ham ex D. Don)
www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 9

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