Schisandra plena
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Austrobaileyales |
| Family: | Schisandraceae |
| Genus: | Schisandra |
| Species: | S. plena |
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| Schisandra plena | |
Schisandra plena is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a climbing plant with papery to subleathery leaves, and white to pale yellow flowers.
The species is native to India, China, and Myanmar. It was described in 1947.
Taxonomy
[edit]Schisandra plena was described by Albert Charles Smith in 1947.[1]
Within Schisandra, Schisandra plena is placed in the subgenus Schisandra, and the section Sphaerostema. It forms a clade with Schisandra propinqua.[2]: 42–43
Distribution
[edit]Schisandra plena is native to the subtropical biome of India (Arunachal Pradesh), China (Yunnan) and northern Myanmar.[3] It grows in dense forests, at elevations of 600–1,500 metres (2,000–4,900 ft).[4]
Description
[edit]Schisandra plena is a climbing plant with woody vines.[3][2]: 117 The leaf bearing branches are elongated.[4]
The leaves are papery to subleathery, ovate to ovate-elliptical, 8–14 centimetres (3.1–5.5 in) long, and 3.5–5 centimetres (1.4–2.0 in) wide. The leaf stems are 1.3–1.9 centimetres (0.51–0.75 in) long.[4]
The flowers are solitary, or in clusters. The male inflorescences have 0.7–1.5 centimetres (0.28–0.59 in) stems, and eight stamens.[4] The male flowers have twelve to seventeen tepals,[2]: 117 which are white to pale yellow, and red at the base. The largest tepals are 8.5–10 millimetres (0.33–0.39 in) long, and 4–4.5 millimetres (0.16–0.18 in) wide.[4] The female flowers have around thirteen tepals,[2]: 117 and around thirty-one carpels. The plant flowers in April and May.[4]
The fruit stems are 1–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long. The plant fruits in August and September.[4]
The seeds are flattened and elliptical, 5.5–6 millimetres (0.22–0.24 in) long, and 7–7.5 millimetres (0.28–0.30 in) wide.[2]: 117 The seed case is more or less smooth.[4]
Nomenclature
[edit]In Chinese, Schisandra plena is known as 重瓣五味子 (chong ban wu wei zi).[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Schisandra plena A.C.Sm". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Saunders, Richard (20 March 2000). Anderson, Christiane (ed.). "Monograph of Schisandra (Schisandraceae)" (PDF). Systematic Botany Monographs. 58. The American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISSN 0737-8211. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Schisandra plena". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Schisandra plena A. C. Smith, Sargentia. 7: 154. 1947". Efloras.org. Flora of China. Retrieved 7 July 2026.