Rhamnus rosthornii
E. Pritz.
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GBIF
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Conveyor Belt
Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. It has spines. The branches end in a spine. The leaves are alternate or in groups on short shoots. The leaves are pale green underneath. They are oval and 1-3 cm long by 1 cm wide. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit is round and black when mature. It is 3-5 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows in forests near rivers and on sunny slopes between 600-2,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Rhamnus leveilleana Fedde
Also Known As
Tsima
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
