Rhododendron keysii
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers
The flowers are eaten raw and have sweet pollen.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Northeastern India it grows between 3,200-3,400 m above sea level. It can grow between 2,400 and 4,300 m above sea level.
Asia, Bhutan, China, India, Northeastern India, Sikkim, Tibet,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 1-4 m tall. The leaves are sword shaped and 4-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are orange to red.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Rhododendron keysii (管花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Tibet, where it grows at altitudes of 2,400–4,300 m (7,900–14,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 1–4 m (3.3–13.1 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong in shape, and typically 4–8 × 1–3 cm in size. The flowers are orange or salmon pink to deep red.
Names & Synonyms
Guan hua du juan, Taam
References (1)
- Tsering, J., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical appraisal on wild edible plants used by the Monpa community of Arunchal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 16(4), October 2017, pp 626-637
