Schisandraceae FAMILY

Kadsura scandens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Climber

Growth—

Succeeds in full sun or partial shade, preferring a moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil and a position sheltered from strong winds^[1]. The plant can flower and produce fruit all year round^[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a shady position in a nursery seedbed.. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on until they are large enough to plant out. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel. Good percentage^[2]. Layering of long shoots in the autumn^[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Kadsura+scandens>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[2]Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. — Sheat. W. G. · MacMillan and Co · 1948 · ISBN - ↩︎A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
[3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[4]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
[5]Monograph of Kadsura (Schisandraceae) — Saunders R.M.K. · The American Society of Plant Taxonomists; Michigan · 1998 · ISBN 0-912861-54-1 ↩︎A detailed monograph of the genus Kadsura, mentioning plant uses