Staphylea holocarpa
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-5 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The side leaflets are almost without stalks. The leaflets are oblong and 5-10 cm long. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are white or red. The fruit capsule is inflated or pear shaped. It is 4-5 cm long by 3 cm wide. The seeds are shiny brown.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in open forest on hillsides between 1,200-2,200 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Also Known As
Liang zi jian, Shuhuacai
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
- Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20
