Acer papilio

Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Edible Uses

The sap is consumed.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 2,500-3,100 m above sea level in the Himalayas.

Where It Grows

Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Sikkim,

Notes

Also put in the family Aceraceae.

Also Known As

Kapashe

References (1)

• Sundriyal, M., et al, 1998, Wild edibles and other useful plants from the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Oecologia Montana 7:43-54

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