Cornus ulotricha

C. K. Schneid. & Wangerin

Cornaceae Edible: Seeds - oil

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Description

A tree. It grows 7-15 m tall. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 7-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. They have white hairs underneath. The flowers are in groups 8-12 cm across. The flowers are white. The fruit are bluish-black and 4-5 mm across. The stone is 3-4 mm across.

Edible Uses

Oil is extracted from the seeds.

Traditional Uses

Oil is extracted from the seeds.

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Distribution

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.

Production

In Yunnan fruit are available in August and September.

Also Known As

Dengtaishu

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