Tilia rubra subsp. caucasica
(Rupr.) V. Engl.
Malvaceae Edible: Leaves, Flowers
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A temperate tree in the family Malvaceae with edible leaves and flowers.
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Edible Uses
Both the leaves and flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Caucasus, Georgia, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Tilia caucasica Rupr.
Also Known As
Felamur, Tsatskhvi
References (4)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:4 (As Tilia caucasica)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 9 (As Tilia caucasica)
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Luczaj, L. et al, 2017, Comfrey and Buttercup Eaters: Wild Vegetables of the Imereti Region in Western Georgia, Caucasus. Economic Botany, 71(2), 2017, pp. 188–193
