Cotoneaster ellipticus

(Lindl.) Loudon

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 2,400-3,000 m above sea level in the Himalayas.

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 straggling shrub. It can lie along the ground. The leaves are broadly oval to round and smooth above but with a coating underneath. The flowers are white and in small groups. The fruit are small oval, shiny and black.

Names & Synonyms

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Cotoneaster lindleyi Steud.Cotoneaster nummularius Lindl.Eriobotyra elliptica Lindl.

References (1)

Upreti, K., et al, 2010, Diversity and Distribution of Wild Edible Fruit Plants of Uttarakhand. Bioversity Potentials of the Himalaya. p 167 (As Cotoneaster lindleyi Steud.)

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