Polygonatum megaphyllum
P. Y. Li
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A herb. The rhizome is 3-6 mm thick. The stem is arching over and 15-30 cm long. There are 5 or 6 leaves that are alternate. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are hairy on both surfaces. The flowers hang down.
Edible Uses
The rhizome is roasted as a snack and eaten as a famine food.
Traditional Uses
The rhizome is roasted as a snack and eaten as a famine food.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and on grassy slopes between 1,700-2,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
Also put in the family Convallariaceae.
Also Known As
Yuzhu, Yuzhushen
References (2)
- 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
- Wujisguleng, W., et al, 2012, Ethnobotanical review of food uses of Polygonatum (Convallariaceae) in China. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4):239-244
