Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Wall. ex Lindl.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

Ripe fruits are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 2,000-3,000 m above sea level in the Himalayas. It grows on rocky exposed slopes on the edges of the forests.

Asia, China, Himalayas, India,

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. It is rigidly branched and keeps its leaves throughout the year. The leaves are narrowly oval and have their edges curved back. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are white and usually occur singly. The fruit are round and red when ripe.

Production

Fruit are available August to September.

Names & Synonyms

Rainshi, Riunsh

Cotoneaster microphyllus var. rotundifolius (Wall. ex Lindl.) Wenz.Cotoneaster microphyllus var. uva-ursi Lindl.

References (4)

Masoodi, H. U. R. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2020, Richness of non-timber forest products in Himalayan communities—diversity, distribution, use pattern and conservation status. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:56
Thakur, D., et al, 2017, Why they eat, what they eat: patterns of wild edible plants consumption in a tribal area of Western Himalaya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:70
Upreti, K., et al, 2010, Diversity and Distribution of Wild Edible Fruit Plants of Uttarakhand. Bioversity Potentials of the Himalaya. p 167
Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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