Capparis assamica
Hook.f. & Thomson
Mimekudo
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 12-26 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. There are 15-30 flowers in a group. The fruit are round and red. They are 6-9 mm across. There is one or two seeds per fruit.
Edible Uses
Both the fruit and seeds are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The seed are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows below 1000 m above sea level. It grows in monsoon rainforest. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,
Production
In southern China plants flower in March and April and fruit is August to September.
Notes
There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.
References (2)
- Jin, Chen et al, 1999, Ethnobotanical studies on Wild Edible Fruits in Southern Yunnan: Folk Names: Nutritional Value and Uses. Economic Botany 53(1) pp 2-14
- www.theplantlist.org
