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Kadsura coccinea

Botanic Family

Schisandraceae

Author

(Lemaire) A.C. Smith

Common Names

• Hei lao hu (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan-China
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• shrubland. Medicinal uses
• edible fruit

Flowering Times

• May-Jul

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec

Large high-climbing glabrous woody vine with glabrous leaves to 100mm x 40mm. Axillary 25mm white, red, purple-red or sometimes yellowish flowers, staminate flowers to 31mm, pistillate to 38mm & red to dark purple fruit to 24mm x 17mm

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• Kew