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Photinia parvifolia

Family: Rosaceae


What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. Young branches are reddish brown. The leaves are narrowly oval and 4-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. There are several flowers in a group at the ends of branches. The petals are white. The fruit are orange red to purple and oval. They are 9-12 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.

There are about 60 Photinia species.


Where it is found

It is a temperate and subtropical plant. It grows in mountain valleys and rocky slopes between 300-2,500 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown

In China plants flower in April to May and fruit July to August.


Its other names

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