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Sinofranchetia chinensis

Botanic Family

Lardizabalaceae

Author

(Franchet) Hemsley

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Chuan guo teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• N. Guangdong
• Hubei
• W. Hunan
• S. Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• NE. Yunnan - China

Natural Habitats

• Forest & forest edges
• shrubland

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China)

Tall woody deciduous twining glabrous climber with trifoliate leaves, leaflets to 150mm long. Axillary racemes to 300mm long, 8mm white flowers with purple stripes in male flowers less than a millimetre, female flowers smaller, 20mm x 15mm pale purple-blue berries,

Further References

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