Crataegus pinnatifida
For another species called Chinese hawthorn, see Crataegus cuneata.
| Crataegus pinnatifida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Pinnatifidae (Zabel ex C.K.Schneid) Rehder[1] |
| Species: | C. pinnatifida |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge | |
Crataegus pinnatifida, also known as Chinese haw,[2] Chinese hawthorn or Chinese hawberry,[3][4] refers to a small to a medium-sized tree as well as the fruit of the tree. The fruit is bright red, 1.5 in (38 mm) in diameter. In Chinese, the fruit is called shānzhā (Chinese: 山楂, literally meaning "mountain hawthorn") or da hong guo (大红果, literally meaning "big red fruit").
Use
Culinary use
In northern Chinese cuisine, ripe Crataegus pinnatifida fruits are used in the desserts tanghulu and shanzhagao. It is also used to make the traditional candies haw flakes, haw rolls, as well as candied fruit slices, jam, jelly and wine.
Traditional medicine
In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried fruits of Crataegus pinnatifida have been used as a digestive aid.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany. 68(10): 2209–2269.
- ↑ Plants for a Future, retrieved 20 October 2015
- ↑ Hummer, K.E.; Janick, J. (2008). Folta, Kevin M.; Gardiner, Susan E., ed. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae. New York: Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-387-77490-9.
- ↑ Flint, Harrison L. (1997). Landscape plants for eastern North America : exclusive of Florida and the immediate Gulf Coast. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-471-59919-7.
- ↑ Dharmananda S. (2004). "Hawthorn (Crataegus). Food and Medicine in China". January. Institute of Traditional Medicine Online.
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