Lindera obtusiloba var. heterophylla
(Meisn.) H. B. Cui
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Summary
Source: WikipediaLindera obtusiloba, the blunt-lobed spice bush, is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family Lauraceae, native to China, Korea and Japan. It is a spreading deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and wide, with glossy aromatic leaves and deep yellow flowers which appear in spring before the leaves. Juvenile leaves are lobed (as the name suggests) and are deep purple. The leaves often turn yellow in autumn. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Description
A subtropical shrub or small tree growing 3-10 m tall in the laurel family. It is found in forests on mountain slopes in Yunnan, China.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are used as a spice.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are used as spice.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests on mountain slopes. It grows in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Tibet,
Also Known As
Rihujiao
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
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 7
