''Skimmia anquetilia'' is a species of shrub that is cultivated for its decorative fruits and bright pink flowers. It is grown mainly in gardens. It can tolerate frost. Several

cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...

s were created from this species. It is native to the Himalayas. It has been hybridized with ''

Skimmia japonica ''Skimmia japonica'', the Japanese skimmia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Growing to tall and wide, it is a rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery leaves. It is widely c ...

'' to make ''Skimmia'' × ''confusa''. A recent report on ''Skimmia anquetilia'' shows that the leaves of ''Skimmia anquetilia'' are rich in

antioxidant Antioxidants are Chemical compound, compounds that inhibit Redox, oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce Radical (chemistry), free radicals. Autoxidation leads to degradation of organic compounds, including living matter. Antioxidants ...

s and can be use as an antioxidant supplement. The leaves combined with turmeric are used for the treatment of swellings and rheumatism. Powder from its bark is used for the healing of burns and wounds. Its leaves are also used for the treatment of headache and smallpox as well as for freshness.

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''Skimmia anquetilia'' info
anquetilia {{Rutaceae-stub