Schisandra grandiflora

Schisandra grandiflora (Wall.) Hook. f. & Thomson, J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1:44. 1872 “Schizandra” (Syn: Kadsura grandiflora Wall.; Sphaerostema grandiflorum (Wall.) Bl.);

China (SW-Yunnan), S-Tibet, Bhutan, N-India, ?Burma, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand,
India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

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Evergreen climbing shrubs, usually glabrous, stem woody, grayish brown, branchlets terete. Leaves lanceolate-elliptic, oblong-elliptic or narrow ovate, 8-15 x 2-6 cm across, base cuneate or attenuate, margins subentire or faintly distantly toothed, apex deeply acute or shallow acuminate, soft and rather fleshy and pale beneath, glabrous, lateral veins 6-10 on either side of the midrib, almost parallel, impressed above, prominent on midrib beneath, reticulate veinlets, petiole glabrous, reddish maroon, about 1.5-3.5 cm long, exstipulate. Flowers 1-4, fragrant, yellowish white or red, sometimes with 1-2 secondary bracts, about 2.5 cm across. Male flowers: Perianth segments 7-8 in 3 series, pale pink or white, broadly elliptic or obovate, 1-2 x 0.5-1.5 cm across, pedicels about 1-4 cm long, Stamens about 30-50, outer filaments short, free, stamina column ovoid or cylindric above, about 10-15 mm long, anthers oblong or ovoid, 2-3 mm long, connectives thickened. Female flowers: Perianth as male, carpels 60-120, ovoid, about 1.5 x 0.75 mm with about 0.5 mm long appendage. Fruiting receptacle, about 15-20 cm long, and 4-7 mm thick, peduncle about 3-7 cm long, fleshly, usually bearing 30-80, ellipsoid, fruitlets about 7-9 x 5-6 mm across, seeds 1-2, suborbicular or ellipsoid.

(Attributions- Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India from India Biodiversity Portal)

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id confirmation pl: 3 images.

Pl confirm id- Schisandra–

climber, at the height of 10,000 feet — in the evergreen forest of Sikkim above Yuksum on the way to Gochala trek.

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WOW…. googling got me this: this is indeed Schisandra grandiflora…. (S. incarnata has red flowers) Congrartulations for the 10,000 feeet climb…

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight : Michelia champaca : GSG-02 : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors.

Kindly find below photographs of Schisandra (Schizandra) grandiflora shot in Himachal Pradesh.

This genus, falling under family Schisandraceae, has been earlier dealt under family Magnoliaceae.

A straggler bearing very beautiful flowers and fruits…. enjoy..

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Yes, there is a mistake. The name in the title should have been Schisandra grandiflora.

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Beautiful addition, Sir. Where was it growing ?

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Where was this growing?

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SK310JAN09-2016:ID : 13 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)

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Did not find any match for Vitaceae. Actually, leaves are not matching to any of Vitaceae.

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It reminds me of Sapium insigne, but it’s just a wild guess as I can’t see if this is a tree or a shrub.

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Please compare with S.grandiflora in eFI.

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SK82AUG15-1016:ID : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Sharing some pictures for identification shot at Nagarkoy Nepal on 13 August 2016 at 7000 ft.

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May be a member of Phyllanthaceae, much more looking like Antidesma; images are not so descriptive.

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Please check Gomphia species also,

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Schisandra grandiflora (Wall.) Hook. f. & Thomson ??

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Yes, may be as it appears closer to images at Schisandra grandiflora

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SK310JAN09-2016:ID  ??

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Schisandra grandiflora (Wall.) Hook. f. & Thomson ?? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 500 kb each.

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To me also appear close to images at Schisandra grandiflora

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Schisandra grandiflora (Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (11)- around 600 kb each.

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Attachments (5) – around 750 kb each.

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Nepali Name : सिँगटो Singuto / सिगुन्टा लहरा

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Schisandra grandiflora (Wall.) Hook. f. & Thomson : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)- around 700 kb each.

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Appears so as per comparative images at Schisandra

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References:

Catalogue of Life  GRIN  BSI Flora of India  Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Biodiversity Portal  PFAF  Useful Temperate Plants