Schisandraceae FAMILY

Kadsura coccinea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

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

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatFound in a wide variety of habitats, often rather disturbed, including hillside slopes and ravines, semi-open shrubland and forests; usually at elevations from 400 - 1,400 metres, but sometimes descending to 200 metres or ascending to 1,900 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 ].