Spiraea chinensis
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Tsui-lan-cha
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2-3 m tall. The leaves are dark green above and yellow underneath. They are 3-6 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are 16-25 flowers in a group and the flowers are 3-10 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves are processed into tea.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are processed into tea.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in thickets and open places between 300-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan, Korea,
Notes
There are 100 Spiraea species.
References (4)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 211
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
- Tanaka,
- Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6:193. 1879
