Salicaceae FAMILY

Scolopia chinensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Scolopia chinensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 6 metres tall[ 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use. The plant is also cultivated outside its native range in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Java[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand.

HabitatSparse forests and thickets in hilly regions at low elevations, among rocks near the coast; at elevations from 50 - 400 metres in southern China[ 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. ].