Idesia
- Idesia as established by Scopoli is a suppressed name; see Diospyros.
| Idesia | |
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| Idesia polycarpa leaves and fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae
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| Tribe: | Saliceae |
| Genus: | Idesia Maxim.
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| Species: | I. polycarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Idesia polycarpa Maxim. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cathayeia | |
Idesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae (formerly placed in the family Flacourtiaceae), comprising the single species Idesia polycarpa. It is native to eastern Asia in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.[1]
It is a medium-sized
dioecious with male and female flowers on separate trees; the male flowers are 12–16 mm diameter, the female flowers 9 mm diameter. The fruit is a berry 5–10 mm diameter, ripening orange to dark purple-red, containing several 2–3 mm brown seeds, and often persisting until the following spring.[1][2]
Cultivation and uses
The fruit is edible either raw or cooked.[3]
The species is occasionally grown as an
ornamental tree in other temperate regions including Europe.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Flora of China: Idesia (genus page), Idesia polycarpa (species page)
- ^ ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
- ^ Tanaka, T. (1976). Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing.
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