| Title | Ethnobotanical studies on wild edible fruits in southern Yunnan: Folk names; Nutritional value and uses |
| Author | Chen, J |
| Publication | ECONOMIC BOTANY |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Corresponding Author | Chen, J |
| Abstract | The climate of Yunnan province ranges from humid tropical to subtropical. Wild edible fruits form an important dietary component of the ethnic groups in the south of Yunnan Province, which is famous for its rich diversity in both biological resources and ethnic culture, and A list of 123 different fruits is presented, which includes the folk names used by Dai, Hani, Bulang, Jinuo, and others; distribution; uses and the nutritional contents of 52 different species (edible part percentage, moisture, total sugar, titratable acid, vitamin C, crude fat, crude fiber; starch, and soluble tannin). |
