Aporosa yunnanensis
(Pax. et Hoffm.) Metcalf
Ziqie
Phyllanthaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 6-20 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are more pale underneath. The fruit are capsules 8-13 mm long by 6-8 mm wide. They are red to yellow when lives.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are cooked as a vegetable and are sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level up to 1400 m altitude in southern China. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Other Information
Leaves are sold in local markets.
Synonyms
Aporosa wallichii f. yunnanensis Pax & K. Hoffm.
Also Known As
Zhicui
References (4)
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
- Flora of China
- 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
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667. (As Aporusa)
