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Buckleya lanceolata

Family: Santalaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-2.5 m high. The stems are straight. There are many branches. They are hairy and have ridges or lines along them when young. The leaves are 3-9 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. The male flowers are pale yellowish brown and 4-4.5 mm across and in groups at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The female flowers occur singly at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The fruit is 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. It is fleshy with one seed with a hard covering inside.

There are about 4 Buckleya species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Japan it grows in coastal sandy land. It grows in forests between 700-1800 m altitude in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan

How it is used for food

The fruit contains starch. The fresh leaves and bark are poisonous.

Edible parts

Young seed

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Quadriala lanceolata Sieb. et Zucc.;