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Stauntonia chinensis

Stauntonia chinensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Climber
Growth—

Stauntonia chinensis is native to the warm temperate and subtropical zones of southern China. It is unlikely to be very cold hardy but should withstand short periods when temperatures fall to around -5 to -10°c. Species in this genus generally grow well in most well-drained but moisture retentive soils in a position sheltered from strong or cold winds. They succeed in full sun and in semi-shade, but grow best if their roots are in a shady position and their stems are allowed to grow into the sun[1, PFAF]. This species is fairly drought tolerant[2]. The plant is monoecious, producing flat-headed racemes of flowers[3].

Propagation

Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse. The seed can take 18 months to germinate. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer and consider giving them some protection from the cold for their first winter or two outdoors[PFAF]. Cuttings. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Stauntonia+chinensis>

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References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]Chemical constituents from the roots and stems of Stauntonia brachyanthera Hand-Mazz and their bioactivities — Jing Zhao; Jia Guo; Yi Zhang; Dali Meng & Zhou Sha · 2015 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2015.02.009 ↩︎
  3. [3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎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.
  4. [4]An Overview of Lardizabalaceae — Christenhusz M.J.M. · 2012 ↩︎
  5. [5]Triterpenoid Saponins from Stauntonia chinensis Ameliorate Insulin Resistance via the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase a — Xin Hu et al · 2014 · doi:10.3390/ijms150610446 · ISBN 1422-0067 ↩︎
  6. [6]Optimized high performance liquid chromatography tandem chemiluminescent detector applied to assess the antioxidativ — Shuai Sun; Shunjun Xu; Yuzhen Yan; Peishan Xie & Waikei Lam · 2013 · http://10.1039/c3ay26326f ↩︎
  7. [7]Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of total saponins from Stauntonia chinensis in diabetic db/db mice — Jing Xu; Sha Wang; Tianhui Feng; Yu Chen & Guangzhong Yang · 2018 · http://10.1111/jcmm.13876 ↩︎
  8. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎