Rutaceae FAMILY

Skimmia laureola

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

A poisonous alkaloid called 'skimmianin' is found in all parts of the related S. japonica, it is probably also present in this species[ 211 Title Wild Flowers of Kashmir Publication Author Coventry. B. O. Publisher Raithby, Lawrence and Co. Year 1923 ISBN - Description A nice little pocket guide to 50 wildflowers of Kashmir. This is part one of three, we have not seen the other two volumes ].

Botanical Description

Skimmia laureola is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - N.W. Himalayas to N. China.

HabitatAn undershrub in rocky places in oak and fir forests, 2400 - 3600 metres from C. Nepal to N. China[ 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. , 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. , 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ].