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Kadsura japonica

Botanic Family

Schisandraceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Dunal

Common Names

• Ri ben nan wu wei zi (Pinyin)
• Sane-kazura (Japan)
• Binan-kazura (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian?
• Taiwan - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Islands
• Shikoku - Japan
• S. Korea

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Mar-Aug Summer to Autumn Apr-Oct (China) Jun
• Sep (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Nov Oct-Dec (China)

Woody glabrous evergreen twiner with serrated leaves to 100mm x 50mm, often purplish beneath. Axillary solitary scented flowers, 20mm across, cream, yellow or pinkish with red centres, inner petals to 10mm long, fruit red to purple berries to 10mm x 7.5mm

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• JAA
• FOJ
• Kew