Euptelea polyandra
a perennial woody deciduous member of the Euptelea genus in the family Eupteleaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Eupteleaceae
- Genus
- Euptelea
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Foliage
- deciduous
- Woodiness
- woody
- Height
- 8 m
- Spread
- 6 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - cooked. A famine food, used when all else fails[2].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Ecology and functions
- Ecosystem niche
- Secondary canopy
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - Japan.
- Habitat
- Forests in mountains, C. and S. Japan[4].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 6+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[3]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Layering.
Cultivation
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Prefers an open moderately rich free soil[1] and full sun[3]. Grows well in an open situation in a woodland garden or shrub border[3].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977-00-00
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00