Embelia floribunda
Wall.
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Description
A vine or shrub. The stems can be flexible. The leaves are oblong and 7-13 cm long by 2-3.5 cm wide. The flowers are yellowish-green. The fruit are round and red and 4-5 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit and roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Synonyms
Embelia esculenta D. DonRibesiodes floribundum (Wall.) Kuntze:
Samara floribunda (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kurz
Also Known As
Ju-bu-ru
References (1)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 22
