Biology:Kadsura

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Kadsura
Kadsura japonica (fruits s6).jpg
Kadsura japonica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Austrobaileyales
Family: Schisandraceae
Genus: Kadsura
Kaempf. ex Juss.
Type species
Kadsura japonica
Synonyms[1]
  • Sarcocarpon Blume
  • Cosbaea Lem.

Kadsura is a genus of woody vines in the Schisandraceae described as a genus in 1810.[2][3]

Distribution

Kadsura is native to eastern, southern, and southeastern Asia from[1][4] Sri Lanka eastwards to the Philippines, and from southern Korea and Japan southwards to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the largest species diversity in China.

  • Kadsura subgenus Cosbaea (Lemaire) Y.-W. Law
  • Kadsura subgenus Kadsura
    • Kadsura subgenus Kadsura section Kadsura
    • Kadsura subgenus Kadsura section Sarcocarpon (Blume) A. C. Smith,
      • Kadsura acsmithii (Borneo)
      • Kadsura borneensis (Sabah)
      • Kadsura celebica (Sulawesi)
      • Kadsura lanceolata (Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Maluku)
      • Kadsura marmorata (Borneo, Philippines)
      • Kadsura scandens (Pen Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali)
      • Kadsura verrucosa (Laos, Vietnam, Pen Malaysia, Sumatra, Java)

These species were formerly included in Kadsura but have now been moved to Schisandra[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q146434 entry