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Prunus majestica

Koehno in Sarg.

Geichui

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A subtropical tree in the Rosaceae family found in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest in Yunnan, China, growing between 1000-1500 m above sea level.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan in China it grows between 1000-1500 m above sea level. It grows in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia,

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
  • C. S. Sargent, Pl. wilson. 1:252. 1912

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