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Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Kadsura

Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout. Petiole 0.6-2.3 cm; leaf blade elliptic to rarely ovate-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 6-10.5(-12.5) × 2.5-5(-6.5) cm, papery to subleathery, secondary veins 5-8 on each side of midvein, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin subentire, denticulate, lobed-serrulate, serrulate, or serrate, apex shortly acuminate to acuminate. Flower peduncle 1.1-2.6 cm (staminate), 1.3-3.9 cm (pistillate). Tepals 8-12, yellow, largest 6-9(-12) × 4-7.5 mm. Staminate flowers: stamens 28-50; staminodes absent. Pistillate flowers: carpels 30-48. Fruit peduncle (2-)2.6-4(-6.1) cm; apocarps red to purple, 5.5-10 × 5.5-7.5 mm. Seeds 1-3 per apocarp, reniform, 3-4 × 4.5-5.5 mm. Fl. Apr-Oct, fr. Oct-Dec. 2n = 28.
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An evergreen climber. It grows 5 m tall and spreads 3 m wide. The leaves are dark green and leathery. They are 10 cm long. The flowers are cup shaped and cream. The fruit are red, raspberry like berries.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 3.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Taiwan it grow near rivers and from sea level to 2,000 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
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Climbs trees in woodlands. Forests and slopes at elevations of 500-2,000 metres in Fujian and Taiwan Provinces, China.
Climbs trees in woodlands. Forests and slopes at elevaions of 500-2000 metres in Fujian and Taiwan Provinces, China.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses cosmetics medicinal paper
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Nutrient (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Images

Kadsura japonica unspecified picture

Distribution

Kadsura japonica world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554582-1
WFO ID wfo-0000357341
COL ID 3QXWQ
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Schisandra japonica Kadsura japonica
WorldFloraDB 2024