Korthalsella japonica
(Thunb.) Engl.
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Description
A mistletoe. It is green and 5-15 cm tall. The branches are opposite. The leaves are fused into a ring. The flowering shoots are sideways at the nodes. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit are yellow berries. They are 2 mm long by 1.5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Bifaria abyssinica Tiegh.Korthalsella fasciculata (Tiegh.) H. X. QiuViscum japonicum Thunb.and several others
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
