Schisandra lancifolia (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) A.C.Sm.

Species

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Characteristics

Plants glabrous throughout. Young branches lacking wings; leaf-bearing branches elongated. Petiole 3-15 mm; leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 3.5-7.5(-10) × 1.5-4 cm, papery, not glaucous, secondary veins 4-6(or 7) on each side of midvein, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin denticulate to serrulate, apex acute, shortly acuminate, or acuminate. Flowers axillary to fugacious bracts at base of young shoots, solitary; peduncle 0.9-3.6 cm (staminate), 2.4-5.6 cm (pistillate). Tepals 6-8, white, yellow, orange, red, or pink, largest 3.5-6 × 3-5 mm. Staminate flowers: stamens 8-19, ± distinct; pollen 6-colpate. Pistillate flowers: carpels 14-24; pseudostyle narrow. Fruit peduncle 3-5.5 cm; torus 3-6.5 cm; apocarps red, 4.5-9.5 × 4-7 mm. Seed testa ± smooth to ± rugulose. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Oct-Nov.
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A creeper. The young branches do not have wings. The branches that bear leaves are elongated. The leaves are oval and 4-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are at the base of young shoots. They have bracts near them. The fruit are red and 5-10 mm long by 4-7 mm wide.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests near rivers between 1,300-2,900 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Schisandra lancifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:555072-1
WFO ID wfo-0000495103
COL ID 4V8JG
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Synonyms

Schisandra lancifolia Schisandra sphenanthera var. lancifolia