Ribes emodense
Rehdar
Himalayan currant, Ijirgana
Grossulariaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2 m high. The young branches do not have hairs. They are red. The leaves are oval or heart shaped with 3-5 lobes. The leaves are 15 cm long. The flowers are greenish-purple. They are along stalks 12 cm long. The fruit are red-black.
Edible Uses
The mature fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The mature fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It is native to western China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Mongolia,
References (2)
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 426
- Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536
