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LATIN NAME: Sargentodoxa Cuneata
FAMILY: Lardizabalaceae
CHINESE NAME: Da Xue Teng
DISTRIBUTION AREA: northern Laos, northern Vietnam and Chinese province Shaanxi
BOTANICAL INFORMATION: Sargentodoxa cuneata is a species of the Lardizabalaceae family. This dioecious curly shrub reaches 10 m in height. Leaves are falling, divided into three parts, located on long petioles. Flowers are collected in inflorescences of yellow color. The fruit is ovate, consists of almost spherical berries with one seed in each. The habitat is northern Laos, northern Vietnam and the Chinese province of Shaanxi.
SMELL AND TASTE: light smell, slightly astringent taste.
“A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine”
Henry David Thoreau
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