Rhododendron valentinianum
Forrest ex Hutch.
EricaceaeFlowers
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in mixed forests on dry slopes between 1,800-3,100 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia, 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 shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. Young shoots are scaly and brown and old branches are a deep grey. The leaves are oblong and 3-4 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are scaly underneath. The flowers are in groups of 2-4 at the ends of branches. They have a scent. They are funnel shaped and yellow.
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
