Schisandraceae FAMILY

Kadsura oblongifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kadsura oblongifolia is an evergreen, climbing shrub with twining stems The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China.

HabitatForests over dry soils; at elevations from 100 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Dense to sparse woods, often on hillsides, and typically on comparatively dry soils; at elevations from 150 - 900 metres[ 1014 Title Monograph of Kadsura (Schisandraceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs Vol. 54 Author Saunders R.M.K. Publisher The American Society of Plant Taxonomists; Michigan Year 1998 ISBN 0-912861-54-1 Description A detailed monograph of the genus Kadsura, mentioning plant uses ].