Xylosma congesta (Xylosma japonica)

Family: Flacourtiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

UPDATE 19/09/2011: Xylosma japonica A. Gray is a synonym of Croton congestus Lour.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. A famine food, they are only used when all else fails. The leaves contain a glycoside, see the notes above on toxicity. — Young shoots - cooked.; A famine food, they are only used when all else fails.; The leaves contain a glycoside, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Near seashores, C. and S. Japan. Woodlands in Korea. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)