Maddenia hypoleuca
Koehne
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A small tree. It grows 2-7 m tall. The leaves are oval or oblong and 4-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are whitish underneath. The fruit are fleshy and purplish black. They are oval and 8 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows on slopes in sparse forests between 1,000-1,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In China plants flower in April and fruit in June.
References (2)
- 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
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 9
