Rutaceae FAMILY
Tetradium fraxinifolium
Tetradium fraxinifolium
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tetradium fraxinifolium is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 12 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 plant is harvested from the wilfd for local use as a source of food, medicine and materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southwestern China, Nepal, Bhutan, northeast India, Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam
HabitatWell-drained forests and thickets; at elevations from 750 - 3,000 metres[ 1663 Title A Revision of the genus Tetradium (Rutaceae) Publication The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore Vol 34:1 pp 91-131, 1981 Author Hartley T.G. Publisher Botanic Gardens Parks and Recreation Dept., Singapore Year 1981 ISBN 0374-7859 Description ]. Second-growth forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,100 metres in the eastern Himalayas.