Fissistigma oldhamii
(Hemsl.) Merr.
AnnonaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on shrubs and along valleys between 500-1,500 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, SE Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam,
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 climber. It grows 8 m long. The branches are hairy. The leaves are oval and 6-13 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. There are 1-8 flowers in a round head. They are pale yellow. The fruit are yellow. They are 1.5-1.8 cm across. There are 4 seeds,
Names & Synonyms
Cachthu oldham, Shan lung ngan t'ang
Fissistigma oldhamii var. longistipitatum TsiangFissistigma oldhamii var. oldhamiiMelodorum oldhamii Hemsl.
References (1)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 71
