Characteristics
A low shrub. The small branches have some soft hairs. The leaves are papery. They are oval and 9-15 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are golden yellow and in groups at the ends of branches. The fruit are oval and 10-15 mm long by 6-11 mm wide. They are black when ripe. The seeds are very small.
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shrub
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climber
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Nitrogen fixer |
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests at low to medium altitudes throughout Taiwan. In southern China it grows between 100-900 m above sea level.
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Usage
The leaves are gathered and dried and then used fresh for a cooling tea or saved and used as a tea substitute.
Cultivation
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