Sorbus foliolosa

(Wallich) Spach

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Description

A large shrub or small tree. The bark peels off in strips across the trunk. The twigs are almost without hairs. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and have 9-15 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are narrow and have sharp teeth along the edge. The leaflets are 2.3-4 cm long. The flowers have long white downy hairs. The flowers are white or greenish-white and in dense flat topped clusters. They have an unpleasant smell. The petals are rounded and 2-3 mm across. The fruit is round or oval and red or bluish-red.

Edible Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The ripe fruit are eaten.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 2,400-4,000 m altitude in the Himalayas. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, Canada, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, North America, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Tibet,

Synonyms

Photinia foliolosa (Wall.) KoehnePyrus foliolosa Wall.Pyrus wallichii Hook.f.Sorbus himalaica Gebriejan

Also Known As

Jungli seo, Ranreg

References (7)

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 586
Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
Hist. nat. veg. 2:96. 1834
Negi, P. S. & Subramani, S. P., 2015, Wild Edible Plant Genetic Resources for Sustainable Food Security and Livelihood of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India, International Journal of Conservation Science. 6 (4): 657-668
Polunin, O., & Stainton, A., 2006, Flowers of the Himalaya, Oxford India Paperbacks. p 122

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Rawat, G.S., & Pangtey, Y.P.S., 1987, A Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Alpine Regions of Kumaon. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 139-147
www.Efloras.org Annotated checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal.