Rhus punjabensis var. sinica

(Diels.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson

Chinese sumac

Anacardiaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A hairy-stemmed shrub with opposite leaves, native to hills and mountains of Yunnan, China, growing at elevations between 400-3,000 m above sea level.

Edible Uses

The fruit are edible.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows on hills and mountains between 400-3,000 m above sea level. It occurs in Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Himalayas, Xizang,

Notes

There are about 200 Rhus species.

Synonyms

Rhus sinica Diels

References (2)

Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
C. S. Sargent, Pl. wilson. 2:176. 1914