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Iodes sequinii

Family: Icacinaceae

What it is like

A vine or creeper. There are tumour like lumps along the branches. The leaves are almost round and 4-14 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The fruit is yellow-green and red when ripe. They are up to 2.3 cm long and 1.2 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. In China it grows in limestone areas in Yunnan between 200-1,200 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The fruit is edible and sweet.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Vitis sequinii H. Leveille; Iodes vitiginea Hance var. levitestis Handel-Mazzetti;