Meliosma arnottiana
(Wight) Walp.
Sabiaceae Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea
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Description
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The young branches are brown. Parts of the plant can be hairy. The leaves have an odd number of leaflets. There are 7-15 leaflets. They are 6-14 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The leaves and tender shoots are eaten in salads and brewed as a tea substitute.
Traditional Uses
The leaves and tender shoots are used in salads and as a tea substitute.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan. It grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, S. Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Synonyms
Meliosma pinnata subsp. arnottiana (Wight) BeusekomMeliosma pinnata var. arnottiana (Wight) BeusekomMeliosma wallichii Planch ex Hook.f.Millingtonia arnottiana Wight
Also Known As
Ye jia yang
References (1)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66
