Habitat : Evergreen forest slope and on roadsides; 915 - 2745 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Fruit edible and used in treatment of dysentery.
Flower, Fruit : June-December
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Meghalaya : Meghalaya
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Japan, Sumatera and Turkey
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 99; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 55-56