Fabaceae FAMILY

Sophora davidii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains cytosine, which resembles nicotine and is similarly toxic[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].

Botanical Description

Sophora davidii is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with a rounded crown. It usually grows 1 - 2 metres tall, occasionally reaching 3 - 4 metres. Sterile branches are usually spiny at their tip[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and central China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang)

HabitatDry rocky places and arid valleys, often covering large areas[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Valley scrub, hill slopes, sandy places in valleys; at elevations up to 3,400 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. ].