Eleutherococcus giraldii
(Harms) Nakai
Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The branches are brown and have prickles. The leaves have 5 leaflets that are oblong and 3-8 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are hairs underneath. The flowers are in a group at the end of branches. The fruit are 8 mm across and round and black when ripe.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes between 1,300-3,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Acanthopanax giraldii HarmsAcanthopanax yui H. L. LiSeveral
Also Known As
Siriana, Wu zhua cai
References (1)
- 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
