Schisandra glaucescens Diels

Species

Angiosperms > Austrobaileyales > Schisandraceae > Schisandra

Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout. Young branches lacking wings; leaf-bearing branches elongated. Petiole 0.9-2.6 cm; leaf blade elliptic to obovate, 6-9 × 2.5-5 cm, papery to rarely subleathery, abaxially conspicuously glaucous, secondary veins 4 or 5(-8) on each side of midvein, base cuneate to broadly cuneate and often ± decurrent on petiole, margin denticulate to serrulate, apex shortly acuminate. Flowers axillary to fugacious bracts at base of young shoots, solitary; peduncle 2.4-3.3 cm (staminate), 3.7-4 cm (pistillate). Tepals 6-8, white to yellow, largest 6.5-10 × 4-7.5 mm. Staminate flowers: stamens 18-24, ± distinct; pollen 6-colpate. Pistillate flowers: carpels 42-50; pseudostyle small. Fruit peduncle 4.5-7 cm; torus 3-12 cm; apocarps red, 5-11 × 4-8.5 mm. Seed testa ± smooth. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
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A creeper that loses its leaves. The leaves are broadly oval and 5-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The leaves are papery and there are teeth along the edge. The flowers are pink. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit is small and fleshy with a stone inside. They are 9-12 mmlong by 7-9 mm wide.
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It is a temperate plant. It is native to central and western China. It grows between 1,500-2,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten. They are also used for jam and syrup.
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Distribution

Schisandra glaucescens world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:555091-1
WFO ID wfo-0000495130
COL ID 4V8J8
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Synonyms

Schisandra glaucescens