Symplocaceae FAMILY

Symplocos paniculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos paniculata is a deciduous shrub, occasionally a small tree, with a spreading habit; it can grow around 3 - 6 metres tall and as much wide[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos

HabitatForests and shrubberies; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,700 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. Slopes in mixed forests; at elevations from 800 - 2,500 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. ].