Eriobotrya salwinensis
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Description
A small tree. The branches are short, stout and greyish black. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and 10-20 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are thickly leathery. They are pale underneath. The flowers are in a pyramid shaped group 15 cm across made up of many flowers. The flower petals are yellow. The fruit is round and brown and 1.5 cm across. It has rusty hairs.
Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows in broad-leaved forests between 1,600-2,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Myanmar, SE Asia, Tibet,
Production
In Yunnan fruit are harvested between June and August.
References (2)
- Flora of China @ 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
