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General Information

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

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southeast China.

Habitat

Forests over dry soils; at elevations from 100 - 1,900 metres[]. Dense to sparse woods, often on hillsides, and typically on comparatively dry soils; at elevations from 150 - 900 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Climber
Height	0.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Kadsura oblongifolia 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, subglobose to ellipsoid, aggregate fruit is comprised of 30 - 50 apocarps each around 5 - 6mm long and 4mm wide and containing 1 - 2 seeds[, ].

Medicinal

The plant is used medicinally[].

Kadsura species are widely used for a variety of medicinal purposes throughout the geographical range of the genus. Little distinction is made between species, presumably due to the common presence of similar pharmacologically active constituents. Although it can be presumed that a wide range of different Kadsura species have been used medicinally, it is generally only themore common species that are reported in the literature[].

Other Uses

None known

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[].