Campylotropis hirtella
(Franch.) Schindl.
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The young branches are hairy. It puts up aerial stems each year. The leaves have leaflets that are oval and the end one is 1-6 cm long by 1-4 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make a beverage.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and near streams between 900-4,100 m above sea level in southern China. It grows in wetlands. It grows in Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Tibet,
References (2)
- Zhang, L. et al, 2013, An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Edible Plants Used by Naxi People in Northwestern Yunnan, China. - A Case Study in Wenhai Village. Plant Diversity and Resources. p 484
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
