Maianthemum henryi
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Description
A herb. It grows 50-80 cm tall. It has a rhizome 1-2 cm thick. There are 5-8 leaves. They are oval and 9-23 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. Flowers occur singly but with several along a stalk. They are yellowish green to white and funnel shaped.
Edible Uses
Shoots and leaves are boiled or stir-fried.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled or stir-fried.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests and thickets and moist places along streams between 1,300-4,000 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia, Tibet, Vietnam,
Production
In Yunnan leaves are harvested in May and June.
Other Information
It is commonly eaten.
Notes
Also put in the family Convallariaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Dong, Nibai, Plantoucai, Zhuyecai
References (5)
- Cheng, Z., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by Dulong people in northwestern Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2022) 18:3
- 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
- Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26 (As Smilacina henryi)
- Zhang, L. et al, 2013, An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Edible Plants Used by Naxi People in Northwestern Yunnan, China. - A Case Study in Wenhai Village. Plant Diversity and Resources. p 5 (As Smilacina henryi)
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
