Lauraceae FAMILY

Lindera aggregata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lindera aggregata is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to about 5 metres tall. The bole can be 4cm in diameter[ 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 tree is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Philippines.

HabitatShrub thickets along mountainsides[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Sunny mountain slopes, valleys, sparse forests and thickets; at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres in China[ 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. ].