It is a medium-sized deciduoustree reaching a height of 8–21 m, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter with smooth greyish-green bark. The shoots are greyish-brown, stout, with a thick pith core. The leaves are large, heart-shaped, 8–20 cm long and 7–20 cm broad, with a red 4–30 cm petiole bearing two or more glands; the leaves are dark green above, glaucous below, and have a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are small, yellowish green, fragrant, and born in panicles 13–30 cm long. It is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees; the male flowers are 12–16 mm diameter, the female flowers 9 mm diameter. The fruit is a berry 5–10 mm diameter, ripening orange to dark purple-red, containing several 2–3 mm brown seeds, and often persisting until the following spring.[1][2]
^ abRushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN0-00-220013-9.
^Tanaka, T. (1976). Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing.
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idesia, established, scopoli, suppressed, name, seediospyros, genus, flowering, plants, family, salicaceae, formerly, placed, family, flacourtiaceae, comprising, single, species, polycarpa, native, eastern, asia, china, japan, korea, taiwan, polycarpa, leaves,. Idesiaas established by Scopoli is a suppressed name seeDiospyros Idesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae formerly placed in the family Flacourtiaceae comprising the single species Idesia polycarpa It is native to eastern Asia in China Japan Korea and Taiwan 1 Idesia Idesia polycarpa leaves and fruit Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malpighiales Family Salicaceae Subfamily Salicoideae Tribe Saliceae Genus IdesiaMaxim Species I polycarpa Binomial name Idesia polycarpaMaxim Synonyms Cathayeia Ohwi It is a medium sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 8 21 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter with smooth greyish green bark The shoots are greyish brown stout with a thick pith core The leaves are large heart shaped 8 20 cm long and 7 20 cm broad with a red 4 30 cm petiole bearing two or more glands the leaves are dark green above glaucous below and have a coarsely serrated margin The flowers are small yellowish green fragrant and born in panicles 13 30 cm long It is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees the male flowers are 12 16 mm diameter the female flowers 9 mm diameter The fruit is a berry 5 10 mm diameter ripening orange to dark purple red containing several 2 3 mm brown seeds and often persisting until the following spring 1 2 Cultivation and uses editThe fruit is edible either raw or cooked 3 The species is occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in other temperate regions including Europe 2 nbsp Trunk nbsp Leaves nbsp Flowers nbsp FruitReferences edit a b Flora of China Idesia genus page Idesia polycarpa species page a b Rushforth K 1999 Trees of Britain and Europe Collins ISBN 0 00 220013 9 Tanaka T 1976 Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World Keigaku Publishing nbsp Media related to Idesia polycarpa at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Idesia amp oldid 1208540774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
