Medicinal Uses

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Fruit | Edible Uses: Fruit[177]. Eaten raw and used for making wine[266]. In some forms, the fruit is sweet and tasty[266]. The subspecies C. hongkongensis ferruginea has been particularly mentioned[266].

Cultivation

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though it is likely to succeed out of doors at least in the milder areas of the country. A very variable species, it is sometimes divided up into a number of closely related but distinct species[266]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility[1], ranging from acid to shallow chalk[200]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in full sun or light shade[[188]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200].

Known Hazards

None known

Habitats

Thickets, broad-leaved evergreen forests, roadsides, by streams, valleys, slopes and forests at elevations of 400 - 2500 metres[266].