Ilex sikkimensis
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AquifoliaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
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 or tree in the Aquifoliaceae family found in subtropical regions.
Production
In Sikkim fruit are available September to October.
Names & Synonyms
Lise
Ilex sikkimensis var. coccinea H. F. Comber
References (2)
- Sundriyal, M., et al, 2004, Dietary Use of Wild Plant Resources in the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Economic Botany 58(4) pp 626-638
- Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138
