Hemiptelea davidii (Hance) Planch.

Shrubs or trees, to 10 m tall. Bark dark gray to grayish brown. Branchlets grayish brown to brownish purple, pubescent; spines 2-10 cm. Winter buds ovate, usually 3-clustered in leaf axil. Stipules oblong to lanceolate, 3-4 mm. Petiole 3-5 mm, pubescent; leaf blade elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or rarely obovate-elliptic, 4-7 × 1.5-3 cm, base ± cordate to rounded, margin with teeth obtuse, apex acute to obtuse; secondary veins 8-12 on each side of midvein. Fruit asymmetric, yellowish green, ovoid, 5-7 mm, winged only on one side; seed elongate and curved; stalk slender, 2-4 mm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Sep-Oct. 2n = 56.

Hedges, loess banks, banks of soil and debris. Hill slopes and trailsides, often planted when found around houses; at elevations below 2,000 metres.

The young leaves are mixed with flour, steamed, seasoned with salt and sesame oil and ground garlic are added. They are also used for a drink. The young leaves and fruit are eaten in soup.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.