Decaisnea fargesii Blue sausage fruit (Lardizabalaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Decaisnea fargesii
Blue sausage fruit
Deciduous shrub
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The Decaisnea fargesii plant species is found in E. Asia - W. China It is a member of the Lardizabalaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Blue sausage fruit.

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Latin Name:  Decaisnea fargesii
Common Name:  Blue sausage fruit
Family:  Lardizabalaceae
Author:  Franch.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  4   Mature Width:  4

Habitat:  Moist woods and thickets to 1600 metres[109].

Edible Uses: Fruit - raw[1, 105]. A sweet taste, but rather insipid[109]. A very nice delicate flavour according to our palates[K]. The fruit looks like a bright blue sausage or broad bean pod[K] and is up to 10cm long[200]. You peel off the skin in much the same way as you would peel a broad bean pod, this reveals a line of seed running the entire length of the fruit surrounded by a relatively thin layer of flesh[K].

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