Crataegus oresbia

W. W. Smith

Rosaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A shrub. It grows 6 m tall. It has thorns 6-10 mm long. The young branches are grey brown with a white coating. The leaves are broadly oval and 5-6 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in groups and are white. The fruit are red to yellow and 6 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruits are eaten fresh.

Traditional Uses

Fruit are eaten fresh.

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Distribution

It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows on shrub-covered slopes between 2,500-3,300 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Tibet,

Production

In Yunnan fruit are available in August and September.

Also Known As

Lubu

References (2)

Flora of China. www.eFloras.org Volume 9
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