Prunus conadenia explained
Prunus conadenia is a species of cherry found in Tibet, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. A shrubby tree 6 to 10m tall, it prefers to grow in mountain valleys between 2,100 and 3,600m above sea level.[1] The people of Shangri-La eat its fruit, and Tibetan people burn its wood in the weisang purification ritual.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Prunus conadenia Koehne.
- Ju . Yan . Zhuo . Jingxian . Liu . Bo . Long . Chunlin . 19 April 2013 . Eating from the wild: Diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China . Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 9 . 28 . 28 . 10.1186/1746-4269-9-28 . 23597086 . 3648497 . free .