Rhododendron excellens
Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson
EricaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 1,100-2,400 m above sea level. In Yunnan. In Rhodo gardens.
Asia, Australia, China*, SE Asia, Tasmania, Vietnam.
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, 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 2-3 m tall. Young branches are a brownish purple. They have dark brown scales. The leaves are oblong and 11-19 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The base is rounded or heart shaped and they taper to the tip. They are a dirty white underneath. The flowers are in groups of 3-4 at the ends of the branches. They are white and 9-11 cm across.
References (1)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
