Kadsura oblongifolia Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Kadsura

Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout. Petiole 5-14 mm; leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, 6-10 × 2-3 cm, papery to subleathery, secondary veins 4-6 on each side of midvein, base cuneate to rarely broadly cuneate, margin entire, subentire, or rarely denticulate, apex rounded, acute, or shortly acuminate. Flower peduncle 0.8-1.5 cm (staminate), 1-3 cm (pistillate). Tepals 11-13, yellow to pink, largest 4.5-8 × 3.5-5.5 mm. Staminate flowers: stamens 24 or 25; staminodes absent. Pistillate flowers: carpels 30-50. Fruit peduncle 2-3.2(-3.7) cm; apocarps red, 3.5-8 × 3.5-4.5 mm. Seeds 1 or 2 per apocarp, reniform, 2.5-4 × 3-4.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Nov, fr. Oct-Nov.
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A climber. The leaf blade is oblong and 6-10 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. The fruit are red and 4-8 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. There are 1 or 2 seeds in each fruit section.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests over dry soils; at elevations of 100-1900 metres. Dense to sparse woods, often on hillsides, and typically on comparatively dry soils; at elevations from 150-900 metres.
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In southern China it grows in forests over dry soils. It grows between 100-900 m altitude.
Forests at elevations of 500-1000 metres in Hainan Province.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

Kadsura oblongifolia world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554588-1
WFO ID wfo-0000357339
COL ID 3QXWW
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Synonyms

Kadsura oblongifolia