Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Leycesteria formosa
Leycesteria formosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leycesteria formosa is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 2.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China to the Himalayas. An occasional garden escape in Britain.
HabitatScrub and shady forests, often by streams, to 3000 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].