Sageretia filiformis

Family: Rhamnaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. The branches are slender and spiny. The leaves are 4-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are sword shaped and taper to the end. The young leaves are densely woolly. The flowers are 2 mm across and do not have stalks. The fruit is 5 mm long and is edible.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Abinkand, Aglaia, Drange, Gidarak, Girthan, Kanak, Lohari

Synonyms

Rhamnus filiformis Roth.; Sageretia oppositifolia Brongn.; Sageretia oppositifolia (Wall.) Brogn.; Sageretia parviflora (Klein ex Willd.) G. Don; Rhamnus parviflora Roem. & Schult.; Zizyphus oppositifolia Wall.; and others