Gamblea innovans
(Siebold & Zucc.) C. B. Shang, Lowry & Frodin.
Taka-no-tsume
AraliaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on sunny hillsides. It grows from sea level to 600 m above sea level.
Asia, Japan,
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 small tree. The leaves usually have 3 leaflets. They are 8-16 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. There are 3-8 groups of flowers on one stalk. The fruit are oval and 4-6 mm long by 4-5 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Acanthopanax innovans (Siebold & Zucc.) Seem.Eleuthrococcus innovans (Siebold & Zucc.) H. OhbaEvodiopanax innovans (Siebold & Zucc.) NakaiKalopanax innovans (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq.Panax innovans Siebold & Zucc.Tetrapanax innovans (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch
References (2)
- Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 23 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
