| Kadsura japonica (L.) Dunal |
| Uvaria japonica L. |
| Schisandraceae |
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Evergreen, ascending shrub up to 2.5 m. Alternate, lanceolate leaves, 7-13 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, margins waved with short spines, leave base cuneate, leave tips aristate, lamina dull-green, petioles up to 2.5 cm long, young leaves and twigs reddish, axillary, brown, sharp buds. Older twigs covered with brownish lenticels. 4 cm long stalked, single, drooping flowers in late summer and early autumn, 2 cm wide, fragrant (butter-acid). Creamy-white, succulent sepals.
Home: China, Japan, Taiwan Other views: Leaves Cultivated: Germany Author: Rainer Oberle Ethnobotanical aspects of Kadsura japonica by Plants for a future database Back to the plant list |
