Rutaceae FAMILY

Tetradium daniellii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tetradium daniellii is a deciduous shrub or a tree with a rounded, spreading, umbrella-shaped crown; it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, but can reach 20 metres[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. , 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its summer display of flowers that attract insects and seeds that attract birds.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China (Tibet, Yunnan), Korea.

HabitatForests, forest margins and open slopes; at elevations up to 3,200 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 ]. Grows near dwellings[ 151 Title Corean Flora. Publication Author Wilson. E. H. and Trollope. M. N. Publisher Royal Asiatic Society Year 1918 ISBN - Description A very small handbook, it does give a little bit of information on Korean plants. ]. Flat areas and sunny hillsides[ 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. ].