Kadsura longipedunculata

Kadsura longipedunculata, also known as the Chinese Kadsura Vine, is a fruit bearing monoecious wild evergreen climbing shrub, that is native to Eastern Asia, Western China and Southern China.[2][3] This rare and unknown flower is often used for its medicinal properties in Asia.

Kadsura longipedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Austrobaileyales
Family: Schisandraceae
Genus: Kadsura
Species:
K. longipedunculata
Binomial name
Kadsura longipedunculata
Synonyms[1]

Kadsura discigera Finet & Gagnep.
Kadsura omeiensis S. F. Lan
Kadsura peltigera Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Description

Kadsura longipedunculata can grown between 2.5 meter and 3.5 meters in height, prefers to grow in semi shaded areas and requires water often.[3] The male flowers can be either red or cream while the female flowers tend to be only cream colored. The sepals of the female flowers turn inwards created a dome-shape while the sepals of the male flowers are slightly curved upwards but do not close.[2]

Uses

The fruit of Kadsura longipedunculata is edible both cooked and raw, and can be stripped of its essential oils and used as a fragrance.[3][4] The essential oils from the stem has been used to treat infections, arthritis and gastrointestinal issue.[5] The leaves have been used to treat irregular periods and canker sores.[6]

References
  1. Description in Flora of China
  2. Chen, Zhi-Duan; Yukawa, Junichi; Xu, Huan-Li; Fan, Jian-Hua; Thien, Leonard B.; Luo, Yi-Bo; Yuan, Liang-Chen (2008-03-01). "Pollination of Kadsura longipedunculata (Schisandraceae), a monoecious basal angiosperm, by female, pollen-eating Megommata sp. (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) in China". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93 (3): 523–536. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00897.x. ISSN 0024-4066.
  3. "Kadsura longipedunculata - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. "Kadsura longipedunculata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. Pu, Jian-Xin; Gao, Xue-Mei; Lei, Chun; Xiao, Wei-Lie; Wang, Rui-Rui; Yang, Li-Bin; Zhao, Yong; Li, Li-Mei; Huang, Sheng-Xiong; Zheng, Yong-Tang; Sun, Han-Dong (2008). "Three New Compounds from Kadsura longipedunculata". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 56 (8): 1143–1146. doi:10.1248/cpb.56.1143. PMID 18670115. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  6. Liu, Jiabao; Pandey, Pankaj; Wang, Xiaojuan; Qi, Xinzhu; Chen, Jiabao; Sun, Hua; Zhang, Peicheng; Ding, Yuanqing; Ferreira, Daneel; Doerksen, Robert J.; Hamann, Mark T.; Li, Shuai (2018). "Hepatoprotective Dibenzocyclooctadiene and Tetrahydrobenzocyclooctabenzofuranone Lignans from Kadsura longipedunculata". Journal of Natural Products. 81 (4): 846–857. doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00934. PMID 29595972.
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