Cratoxylum prunifolium
Kurz
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea
The leaves are used to make tea.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, 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 tree. It is hairy and 5-12 m high. The leaves are slightly leathery and opposite. They are narrowly oblong. They are 4-9 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are orange-red. They are in groups of 4-6. They are in clusters on side buds on last year's growth. The fruit is an oval capsule 8-14 cm long by 6-8 mm wide.
Notes
Unsure. Cratoxylum prunifolium Dyer is Cratoxylum formosum and Cratoxylum pruniflorum Kurz is Cratoxylum formosum subsp. pruniflorum
Names & Synonyms
See Cratoxylon formosum subsp. prunifolium
References (2)
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 558
- Mot So Rau Dai an Duoc O Vietnam. Wild edible Vegetables. Ha Noi 1994, p 226
