Heteropanax chinensis
Family: Araliaceae
What it is like
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are compound and 50-60 cm long. They have 3 to 5 leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowers are on shoots 70 cm long with side shoots 20 cm long. The flower groups are 2.5 cm across. The fruit are flattened sideways and 8-9 mm wide.
Where it is found
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests and on mountain slopes below 800 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, SE Asia, Vietnam
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In China plants flower in October and November and fruit in January and February.