Xylosma racemosum
Miq.
Salicaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A temperate tree in the Salicaceae family with edible leafy shoots. The genus Xylosma includes about 100 species found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.
Edible Uses
The leafy shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leafy shoots are eaten. The leaves contain the glucoside syringin.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves contain the glucoside syringin.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
There are about 100 Xylosma species. They grow in tropical and subtropical places. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
References (2)
- Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 2:155. 1866
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