Rhododendron ciliipes
Hutch.
Ericaceae Edible: Flowers
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. Young shoots are scaly. They have brown hairs. The leaves are 4-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are rounded at the base and taper to the tip. There are 1 or 2 flowers at the ends of the branches and they have a scent. They are funnel shaped and white tinged with red.
Edible Uses
The flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests on rocky valley sides between 2,500-3,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Myanmar, SE Asia,
References (1)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
