Toona sinensis

Toona sinensis
Foliage and seed capsules
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Toona
Species:	T. sinensis
Binomial name
Toona sinensis (A.Juss.) M.Roem.
Synonyms
Ailanthus flavescens Carrière Ailanthus mairei Gagnep. Cedrela longiflora var. kumaona C. DC. Cedrela serrata var. puberula C. DC. Cedrela sinensis Juss. Cedrela sinensis var. lanceolata H.L. Li Cedrela sinensis var. schensiana C. DC. Mioptrila odorata Raf. Surenus glabra (C. DC.) Kuntze Surenus serrata (Royle) Kuntze Surenus serrulata (Miq.) Kuntze Surenus sinensis (Juss.) Kuntze Toona glabra (C. DC.) Harms Toona microcarpa var. denticulata A. Chev. Toona microcarpa var. grandifolia A. Chev. Toona serrata (Royle) M. Roem. Toona serrulata (Miq.) Harms Toona sinensis var. hupehana (C. DC.) A. Chev. Toona sinensis var. incarvillei A. Chev. Toona sinensis var. schensiana (C. DC.) H. Li ex X.M. Chen

"Tree vegetable" whose leaves have a savory onion or meat broth flavor. Young leaves can be purple/red before turning green and are preferable to older leaves for their tender texture.

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Acknowledgements

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