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General Information

Kadsura longipedunculata is an evergreen, climbing plant with twining stems around 3.5 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southeast China.

Habitat

Stream edges and damp shady places[]. Forests and slopes below 1,000 metres[]. On rocks, shrubs and trees in woodland, especially near rivers; at elevations from 100 - 1,300 metres, occasionally to 1,700 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Climber
Height	3.50 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Kadsura longipedunculata is native to the warm temperate and subtropical climates of southeast China. We do not know its level of cold tolerance.
Requires a sheltered position in a moderately fertile well-drained neutral to acid soil200]. Prefers a position in semi-shade[].
Flowers are produced on the current year's growth[].
Plants do not really require pruning[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked[, , ]. The red to purple, globose, aggregate fruit is comprised of up to 60 apocarps, each around 6 - 11mm long and 5 - 6mm wide and containing 1 - 3 seeds[, ].

Medicinal

The fruit, root, stems or leaves are antitussive, anodyne, carminative and decongestant[, ].

Derivatives of the root and stem are used as an analgesic and to ameliorate rheumatism, gastroenteritis, and malaria[]. The plant has also been used in the treatment of cancer in southern China[].

Other Uses

Essential oils are derived from the stems, leaves, and fruit[].

The stems have been used for the manufacture of rope[].

Propagation

Seed - best sown when it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame[]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on for at least their first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out in early summer and give some protection for their first winter outdoors.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, August in a frame. Overwinter in the greenhouse and plant out in late spring[, ]. Good percentage[].
Layering of long shoots in the autumn[].