Aralia caesia
Hand.-Mazz.
Araliaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A shrub in the Araliaceae family found in Yunnan, China, with young leaves and leaf buds commonly used in cooking.
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Edible Uses
The young leaves and leaf buds are cooked in stir fry dishes or eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves and leaf buds are cooked and eaten in stir fry dishes and also eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It grows in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Himalayas, Tibet,
Production
In Yunnan the leaves are picked in April and May.
Other Information
They are commonly used.
Synonyms
Aralia staphyleina Hand.-Mazz.Pentapanax caesia (Hand.-Mazz.) C. B. Shang
Also Known As
Shutoucai
References (1)
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
