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Sageretia thea

Botanic Family

Rhamnaceae

Author

(Osbeck) M.C. Johnston

Common Names

• Que mei teng (Pinyin)
• Adodinko (Philippines)
• Tia
• Chanh châu (Vietnam)
• Quanh châu (Vietnam)
• Kuroige (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Afghanistan
• Anhui
• Fujian
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hongkong
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Sichuan
• Taiwan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang - China
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gulf States
• India
• Iran
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Islands
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• Tadzhikistan
• Thailand
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

Natural Habitats

• Montane forests
• thickets
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jul-Sep (China)
• Jul-Nov (Vietnam)
• Oct (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-May (China)
• Dec-Mar (Vietnam)

Scandent or erect or scrambling spiny shrub, tree or liana with glabrous or pubescent serrulate tomentose coriaceous spiny leaves to 30mm x 15mm. Terminal or axillary sub-panicles or spikes of fragrant yellow 3.5mm wide flowers, 5 sepals 1mm long, 5 white petals, fruit a black or purple-black drupe to 6mm x 6mm with persistent sepals,

Further References

• FOC
• APDC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine
• JAA
• GBS
• FOJ