Schisandraceae FAMILY

Kadsura angustifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kadsura angustifolia is an evergreen climbing shrub with twining stems The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam.

HabitatForests at elevations from 900 - 1,800 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. , 1014 Title Monograph of Kadsura (Schisandraceae) Publication Systematic Botany Monographs Vol. 54 Author Saunders R.M.K. Publisher The American Society of Plant Taxonomists; Michigan Year 1998 ISBN 0-912861-54-1 Description A detailed monograph of the genus Kadsura, mentioning plant uses ].