Cornaceae FAMILY

Alangium platanifolium

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alangium platanifolium is a deciduous shrub with erect, zig-zagged but not much branched stems; it can grow around 3 metres tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use for food, medicine and as an insecticide.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East (Primorye), China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatWoodland thickets, 1,200 - 2,100 metres in W. China[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Woods in mountains, loose and fertilized soils at elevations below 2,000 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. ].