Rubiaceae FAMILY

Adina rubella

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adina rubella is a deciduous, densely-branched, shrub usually growing 1 - 3 metres tall but sometimes reaching 6 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens and is said to be suitable for stabilizing slopes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southeastern China, Korea

HabitatEdges of streams, ditches and ponds[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Wet sites at streamsides, riversides, and sand beaches; at elevations from 100 - 600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].