Planting Techniques and Management Methods for Kadsura longipedunculata

Schisandraceae

　　KadsuralongipedunculataFinetetGagnep．

Evergreen vine, branchlets grayish brown or brown, with lenticels. Leaves thinly leathery or softly leathery, oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes narrowly obovate or elliptic, 5-10 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate. Margin often remotely serrate, lateral veins 5-7 pairs; petiole l-2.5 cm long. Flowers unisexual, dioecious, solitary in leaf axils, yellow, fragrant: pedicel slender, drooping after flowering, 3-6 cm long; male flowers with 8-17 tepals; stamens numerous; female flowers with tepals same as male flowers; carpels 40-60, aggregated into a sphere. Aggregate fruit subglobose, 2.5-5 cm in diameter; berries 40-50, bright red or dark red when ripe, ovate, fleshy. Flowering May-June. Fruiting September-December.

Produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian. Grows in mountain forest margins or roadside thickets below 1500 m altitude. Seed propagation.

Kadsura longipedunculata has fresh green glossy leaves, fragrant flowers, and bright red aggregate fruits, giving it high ornamental value. It is suitable for landscaping and home courtyard trellis greening, and can also be cultivated for ornament on rooftops and balconies. The whole plant can be used medicinally, with effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, dispelling wind and reducing swelling, and killing insects; the fruit contains volatile oil, organic acids, protein, fatty oil and pectin, tastes sweet, and can be eaten raw. The stem bark fiber is used for making ropes or for textile use.