Turpinia affinis
Merr. & L. M. Perry
Staphyleaceae Edible: Fruit
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Description
A tree. The bark is dark brown. The leaves have 2-4 leaflets. They are oblong and 7-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in panicles 30 cm long. The fruit is a flattened round berry. It is 1-2 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forests in valleys in southern China. It grows between 1,000-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
There are about 35 Turpinia species with 12 in tropical America.
Also Known As
Shoei-tong-guoo
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2565
