Flueggea suffruticosa
(Pall.) Baill.
Phyllanthaceae
Pharnaceum suffruticosum Pall.
Geblera suffruticosa (Pall.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder
Xylophylla ramiflora Aiton
Phyllanthus ramiflorus (Aiton) Pers.
Xylophylla parviflora Bellardi ex Colla
Geblera chinensis Rupr.
Geblera sungariensis Rupr.
Phyllanthus fluggeoides Müll.Arg.
Securinega fluggeoides (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
Securinega ramiflora (Aiton) Müll.Arg.
Securinega japonica Miq.
Flueggea japonica (Miq.) Pax
Acidoton flueggeoides (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Acidoton ramiflorus (Aiton) Kuntze
Phyllanthus trigonocladus Ohwi
Flueggea flueggeoides (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster
Securinega multiflora S.B.Liang
Flueggea trigonoclada (Ohwi) T.Kuros.
Common Name:
General Information
Flueggea suffruticosa is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 150cm tall
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. The leaves are sometimes sold in local food markets in Korea[
1665- Title
- Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States
- Publication
- Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70
- Author
- Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee
- Website
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
,
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
Range
E. Asia - southeastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat
Thickets and grassy slopes in C. and S. Japan[
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
].
Properties
Edibility Rating |    |
Medicinal Rating |    |
Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
Height | 1.50 m |
Self-fertile | No |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in any rich loamy soil in a sunny position[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
182- Title
- Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Thomas. G. S.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-7195-5043-2
- Description
- Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
].
A dioecious species - both male and female forms must be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
Young budlings, dried and steeped in water[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
]. (Does this refer to the leaf buds or the flower buds?)
Young leaves[
1665- Title
- Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States
- Publication
- Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70
- Author
- Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee
- Website
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Fruit[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. No further details are given.
Medicinal
This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs[
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
]. It is used in the treatment of contusions and nervous paralysis[
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
]. The plant contains securinine, this acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system - it is particularly useful in the treatment of facial paralysis and is also thought to be of value in the treatment of multiple sclerosis[
218- Title
- Medicinal Plants of China
- Publication
-
- Author
- Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S.
- Publisher
- Reference Publications, Inc.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 0-917256-20-4
- Description
- Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but would suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. It should germinate freely in spring[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in sand in a frame[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
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