Neillia sinensis

Oliv.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in valleys in the forest between 1,000-2,500 m above sea level in central and southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Asia, China,

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. It grows 4 m tall. The young branches are red brown. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-11 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are irregular lobes and double teeth along the edge. There are many flowers in a cluster. The petals are pink.

Names & Synonyms

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Neillia glandulocalyx H. L.v.Neillia sinensis var. sinensisand others

References (1)

Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20

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