Schisandraceae FAMILY

Kadsura longipedunculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kadsura longipedunculata is an evergreen, climbing plant with twining stems around 3.5 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China.

HabitatStream edges and damp shady places[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Forests and slopes below 1,000 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. ]. On rocks, shrubs and trees in woodland, especially near rivers; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres, occasionally to 1,700 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 ].