Periploca sepium

Bunge

Nohain shegebur

Apocynaceae 159 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A deciduous shrub growing 4 m tall with oval leaves 5-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. It produces purple flowers in small groups on side branches, followed by follicle fruit 7-12 cm long by 5 mm wide containing oblong seeds.

Edible Uses

The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable. Young fruit are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable. The young fruit are eaten raw.

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Where It Grows

Leaves, Stems, Fruit,

Other Information

Apocynaceae

Notes

A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are oval and 5-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are a few flowers in groups on side branches. They are purple. The fruit is a follicle 7-12 cm long by 5 mm wide. The seeds are oblong.

Also Known As

Imag-an eber, Sugusu modu, Yang nai zi

References (1)

Sachula, et al, 2020, Wild edible plants collected and consumed by the locals in Daqinggou, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:60