Fabaceae FAMILY
Hylodesmum oldhamii
Hylodesmum oldhamii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hylodesmum oldhamii is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of erect stems from a woody rootstock. It can grow 80 - 130cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and pesticide.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, central and southern Japan, Korea.
HabitatWoods and thickets in C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Forests on mountain slopes, streamsides, thickets and rocky places at elevations of 100 - 1700 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. ]. Oak groves and shrubby thickets, gravelly soils of mountain slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].