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Euodia fraxinifolia - (Don.)Hook.

Common Name
Family Rutaceae
USDA hardiness 9-11
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Second-growth forests, 1200 - 2100 metres in the eastern Himalayas.
Range E. Asia - Himalayas from Nepal to Sikkim.
Edibility Rating    (2 of 5)
Other Uses    (3 of 5)
Weed Potential No
Medicinal Rating    (1 of 5)
Care (info)
Tender Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Euodia fraxinifolia


Euodia fraxinifolia

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Euodia fraxinifolia is a deciduous Tree growing to 15 m (49ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10 and is frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Tetradium trichotomum.

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Canopy; Secondary; Sunny Edge;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit  Oil
Edible Uses: Oil

Fruit - cooked. Used in chutney[105, 177]. A disagreeable aromatic smell[146]. The red fruits are about 12mm in diameter[243]. Another report says that it is the seeds that are used to add flavour and taste to lentil soups, fresh pickles, vegetables and curries[272].

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Medicinal Uses

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Antipyretic  Dysentery

The plant is used as an antipyretic[240]. The fruit is antipyretic and is used in the treatment of dysentery[243].

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Other Uses

Essential  Oil  Wood

An oil from the seed is used in lighting[61]. An aromatic oil from the fruit is used in perfumery[61]. The wood is used in construction[146].

Special Uses

Scented Plants

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Cultivation details

An easily grown plant, preferring a good loamy soil[1]. This report suggests that the plant might be hardy in Britain but gives no details. According to one report, this species is not frost tolerant and so cannot be grown outdoors in Britain[200].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow February in a greenhouse. Variable germination rates[78]. 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. Give the plants some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood (preferably forced in a greenhouse), 5 - 8cm with a heel, June to August in a warm greenhouse. Fair to good percentage[78].

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Xizang Zizhiqu (southeast), Yunnan Sheng) TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand (north), Vietnam (north)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Author

(Don.)Hook.

Botanical References

1146200

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