Sorbus hemsleyi

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 7-10 m tall. The leaves are simple and narrowly oval. They are 5-11 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are in compound groups at the ends of the branches. These are 3-4 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. There are 20-30 flowers in a group. The flowers are about 1 cm across. The fruit is a flattened round shape and 5-8 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on slopes in dry forests and in evergreen broad-leaved forests between 900-3,200 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In China plants flower in May and June and fruit in July to September.

Its other names

Local names

Emaiji, Huang mai hua qiu

Synonyms

Aria hemsleyi (C. K. Schneid.) H. Ohashi & Iketani; Aria xanthoneura (Rehder) H. Ohashi & Iketani; Micromeles hemsleyi C. K. Schneid.; Micromeles schwerinii C. K. Schndei.; Pyrus hemsleyi (C. K. Schneid.) Cardot; Pyrus henryi (Rehder) Cardot; Pyrus koehnei H. L,v.; Pyrus xanthoneura (Rehdner) Cardot; Sorbus henryi Rehder; Sorbus xanthoneura Rehder;