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Sageretia Camellifolia
''Sageretia camellifolia'' is a shrub growing to 4m in height. It has brown-grey branchlets with green shiny leaves. It grows in sparse forests or thickets on top of limestone hills, and can be found in West Guangxi, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... ReferencesRHAMNACEAE camellifolia Flora of Guangxi {{Rhamnaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning. Guangxi's location, in mountainous terrain in the far south of China, has placed it on the frontier of Chinese civilization throughout much of Chinese history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. It was given provincial level status during the Yuan dynasty, but even into the 20th century, it was considered an open, wild territory. The abbreviation of the region is "" (Hanyu pinyin: ; Zhuang: ), which comes from the name of the city of Guilin, the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land, the List of countries and territories by land borders, most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces of China, provinces, five autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, four direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and two special administrative regions of China, Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the List of cities in China by population, most populous cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sageretia
''Sageretia'' (mock buckthorn or sageretia) is a genus of about 35 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and northeast Africa. They have small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. The flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe 1 cm diameter. The genus is named after the French botanist Augustin Sageret. ;Selected species *''Sageretia brandrethiana'' *''Sageretia camellifolia'' *''Sageretia filiformis'' *''Sageretia gracilis'' *'' Sageretia hamosa'' *''Sageretia henryi'' *'' Sageretia horrida'' *''Sageretia laxiflora'' *''Sageretia lucida'' *''Sageretia melliana'' *''Sageretia omeiensis'' *''Sageretia paucicostata'' *''Sageretia pycnophylla'' *''Sageretia randaiensis'' *''Sageretia rugosa'' *''Sageretia subcaudata'' *''Sageretia theezans'' Cultivation and uses The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for tea in China, and the fruit are edible, thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
