Cornus schindleri
Wangerin
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-8 m tall. The young branches are 4 angled. The leaves are opposite and light green underneath. They are oval and 4-11 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 6-10 cm wide. They have yellow to brown hairs. The flowers are white. The fruit are purpkish black and 4-6 mm across.
Edible Uses
Oil is extracted from the seeds.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are used to extract vegetable oil.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests between 1,100-3,200 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China. It suits hardiness zone 5.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Production
In Yunnan the fruit are available in August and September.
Also Known As
Saisaizi
References (2)
- 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
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Cornus monbeigii)
