Elaeagnaceae FAMILY

Elaeagnus gonyanthes

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeagnus gonyanthes is an unarmed, evergreen shrub with stems that can be 4 metres or more long, often climbing into the surrounding vegetation[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan).

HabitatMountain forests; at elevations below 1,000 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. ]. Wet valleys, streamside, montane forests or road sides; at elevations from 150 - 1,900 metres.