Taxillus chinensis
(DC.) Danser
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc-sa
(c) wan_hong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Lain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) 鐦鍆錒（锎钔锕）, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Description
A shrub. It grows up to 1 m tall. Young stems and leaves have a grey coating. The leaves are opposite and oval. They are 3-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are papery. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 8-10 mm long by 5-6 mm wide. It grows on a range of plants including longan, figs, rubber, litchi, mulberry and peach.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows in a range of locations from forests to gardens and plantations. It grows between 100-400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam,
Production
In Yunnan fruit are harvested between August and October.
Also Known As
Yawakegi
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
