Edible: Flowers - flavouring, Leaves,Vegetable
A small tree. It grows 5-8 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-7 leaflets opposite each other and these are 1-7 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are golden yellow. They grow in clusters along the branches. They droop and have a scent. They smell like cymbidiums and look like rice grains which gives it its Chinese name. Trees are separately male and female.
A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest. It needs a rich, fertile soil. It can grow in sun or light shade. It can grow in midly acidic or neutral soils. It needs a temperature above 15-18°C. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common Names: Chinese rice flower, Rice grain orchid, Hom klai, Kai thian, Ka sum nok, Juran, Mi zi lan, Mizilan, Mock lime, Pacar cina, Peppery orchid tree, Prayong, San-yeh-lan, Thanatka-wa, Thanathka-pan, Trayang, Tro yong,
Synonyms:
Aglaia chaudocensis Pierre;
Aglaia duperreana Pierre;
Aglaia oblanceolata Craib;
Aglaia odorata var. microphyllina C. DC.;
Aglaia pentaphylla Kurz;
Aglaia repoueuensis Pierre;
Aglaia sinensis Pierre;
Cammumium sinensis Rumph.;
Camunium chinense Roxb.;
Opilia odorata (Lour.) Spreng.