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Kadsura longipedunculata
Kadsura longipedunculata is a wild evergreen climbing shrub from eastern and southern China, grown for its edible fruit and used in traditional medicine. It likes partial shade and steady moisture.
Kadsura longipedunculata, also known as the Chinese kadsura vine, is a fruit bearing monoecious wild evergreen climbing shrub, that is native to Eastern Asia, Western China and Southern China. This rare flower is often used for its medicinal properties in Asia.
The fruit of Kadsura longipedunculata is edible both cooked and raw, and can be stripped of its essential oils and used as a fragrance. The essential oils from the stem has been used to treat infections, arthritis and gastrointestinal issue. The leaves have been used to treat irregular periods and canker sores.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
