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Sorbus corymbifera

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A shrub or tree. It grows 4-18 m tall. The young branches are brown with rusty brown hairs. The leaves are simple. They have a rusty brown coating when young. The leaf blade is oval and 9-13 cm long by 5-6 cm wide. There are rounded teeth along the edge. There are many flowers in a group 4-7 cm long. The fruit are round and reddish brown. They are 1-2 cm across with 2-4 sections.

There are about 75 Sorbus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It often grows attached to other plants in mountain forests. It grows in moist mixed forests between 1,200-3,400 m above sea level in south China. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Thittaw-yaing, Thucqua co-hat

Synonyms

Aria corymbifera (Miq.) H. Ohashi & H. Iketani; Micromeles corymbifera (Miq.) Kalkman; Photinia bartlettii Merr.; Pyrus granulosa Bertol.; Sorbus granulosa (Berthol) Rehder; Vaccinium corymbiferum Miq.;