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|familia=Salicaceae
|genus=Idesia
|species=polycarpa
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'''''Idesia''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Salicaceae]] (formerly placed in the family [[Flacourtiaceae]]), comprising the single species '''''Idesia polycarpa'''''. It is native to eastern [[Asia]] in [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], and [[Taiwan]].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200145 ''Idesia'' (genus page)], [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014461 ''Idesia polycarpa'' (species page)]</ref>
It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] reaching a height of 8-21 m, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter with smooth greyish-green [[bark]]. The shoots are greyish-brown, stout, with a thick [[pith]] core. The [[leaf|leaves]] are large, heart-shaped, 8–20 cm long and 7–20 cm broad, with a red 4–30 cm [[petiole (botany)|petiole]] bearing two or more glands; the leaves are dark green above, glaucous below, and have a coarsely serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are small, yellowish green, fragrant, and born in [[panicle]]s 13–30 cm long. It is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]] with male and female flowers on separate trees; the male flowers are 12–16 mm diameter, the female flowers 9 mm diameter. The [[fruit]] is a [[berry]] 5–10 mm diameter, ripening orange to dark purple-red, containing several 2–3 mm brown [[seed]]s, and often persisting until the following spring.<ref name=foc/><ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref>
The species is occasionally grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in other temperate regions including Europe.<ref name=rushforth/> The fruit is edible either raw or cooked.<ref>Tanaka, T. (1976). ''Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World''. Keigaku Publishing.</ref>
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Idesia (Yobrants ides, Dutch traveler in China). Flacourtiaceae. Ornamental tree grown for its handsome large foliage and also for the attractive orange- red berries.
Idesia (Yobrants ides, Dutch traveler in China). Flacourtiaceae. Ornamental tree grown for its handsome large foliage and also for the attractive orange- red berries.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
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==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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Image:Idesia trunk 041188.jpg|Trunk
Image:Idesia trunk 041188.jpg|Trunk
Image:Idesia leaves 041184.jpg|Leaves
Image:Idesia leaves 041184.jpg|Leaves
Image:Idesia flowers 041187.jpg|Flowers
Image:Idesia flowers 041187.jpg|Flowers
Image:Idesia fruit 053215.jpg|Fruit
Image:Idesia fruit 053215.jpg|Fruit
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==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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