Staphyleaceae FAMILY

Euscaphis japonica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Euscaphis japonica is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow from 2 - 8 metres tall, though is usually around 3 - 6 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - most of China, central and southern Japan, Korea, Vietnam.

HabitatMountain valleys, open forests[ 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. ]. Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].