Schisandra incarnata Stapf

Species

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Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout. Young branches lacking wings; leaf-bearing branches elongated. Petiole 1.2-3.5 cm; leaf blade elliptic to obovate, 7-12.5 × 3.5-5.5 cm, papery, not glaucous, secondary veins (4 or)5 or 6(or 7) on each side of midvein, base cuneate to attenuate, margin denticulate to serrulate, apex shortly acuminate to rarely acuminate. Flowers axillary to fugacious bracts at base of young shoots, solitary; peduncle 1.6-3.5 cm (both sexes). Tepals 7 or 8, flesh-pink to deep flesh-pink, largest 1-1.7 × 0.6-1.2 cm. Staminate flowers: stamens 28, ± distinct; pollen 3-colpate. Pistillate flowers: carpels ca. 70; pseudostyle broad. Fruit peduncle 3.5-5 cm; torus 5-11 cm; apocarps red, 8-10.5 × 5.5-8.5 mm. Seed testa smooth. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Aug-Sep.
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A creeper that loses its leaves. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. The leaves are green underneath. The flowers are pink. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. They occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit are bright red and fleshy with a stone inside. They are 1 cm long.
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It is a temperate plant. It is native to western Hubei in China. It grows between 1,500-1,800 m altitude.
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Usage

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

Schisandra incarnata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:555071-1
WFO ID wfo-0000495127
COL ID 79VRQ
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Synonyms

Schisandra incarnata