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[[File:Schisandra rubriflora.jpg|thumb|225px|Flowers of ''[[Schisandra rubriflora]]'' at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Royal Botanic Gardens]], Kew, UK]]
[[File:Schisandra rubriflora.jpg|thumb|225px|Flowers of ''[[Schisandra rubriflora]]'' at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Royal Botanic Gardens]], Kew, UK]]


'''''Schisandra''''', the '''magnolia vine''', is a [[genus]] of twining shrubs that generally climb on other vegetation. Various authors have included the plants in the [[Illiciaceae]]<ref>Hutchinson, J. 1973. The Families of Flowering Plants, ed. 3. Oxford. Pp. 161-162. Smith, A. C. 1947. The families Illiciaceae and Schisandraceae. Sargentia 7: 1-224.</ref>
'''''Schisandra''''', the '''magnolia vines''', is a [[genus]] of twining shrubs that generally climb on other vegetation. Various authors have included the plants in the [[Illiciaceae]]<ref>Hutchinson, J. 1973. The Families of Flowering Plants, ed. 3. Oxford. Pp. 161-162. Smith, A. C. 1947. The families Illiciaceae and Schisandraceae. Sargentia 7: 1-224.</ref>


''Schisandra'' (also spelled ''Schizandra'') is native to Asia and North America, with a [[center of diversity]] in China.<ref name=h/><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=129475 Flora of North America vol 3]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129475 Flora of China Vol. 7 Page 41 <big>五味子属</big> wu wei zi shu ''Schisandra'' Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 218. 1803. ]</ref>
''Schisandra'' (also spelled ''Schizandra'') is native to Asia and North America, with a [[center of diversity]] in China.<ref name=h/><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=129475 Flora of North America vol 3]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129475 Flora of China Vol. 7 Page 41 <big>五味子属</big> wu wei zi shu ''Schisandra'' Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 218. 1803. ]</ref>
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==Uses==
==Uses==
Its dried fruit is sometimes used medicinally. The [[Berry (botany)|berries]] of ''[[Schisandra chinensis|S. chinensis]]'' are given the name ''wu wei zi'' in Chinese ([[wiktionary:五|五]][[wiktionary:味|味]][[wiktionary:子|子]]; pinyin: wǔ wèi zi), which translates as "five flavor fruit" because they possess all five basic flavors in Chinese herbal medicine: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter. In [[traditional Chinese medicine]] it is used as a remedy for many ailments: to resist infections, increase skin health, and combat insomnia, coughing, and thirst.<ref>Panossian A., Wikman G. Pharmacology of ''Schisandra chinensis'' Bail.: An overview of Russian research and uses in medicine . ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology''. Vol 118/2 pp 183-212. {{doi|10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.020}}</ref>
Its dried fruit is sometimes used medicinally. In China, the [[Berry (botany)|berries]] of ''[[Schisandra chinensis|S. chinensis]]'' are given the name {{Transliteration|zh|wǔwèizǐ}} ({{zh|c=[[wiktionary:五味子|五味子]]|l=five flavor fruit|labels=no}}) because they possess all five basic flavors in Chinese herbal medicine: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter. In [[traditional Chinese medicine]] it is used as a remedy for many ailments: to resist infections, increase skin health, combat insomnia, coughing, and thirst.<ref>Panossian A., Wikman G. Pharmacology of ''Schisandra chinensis'' Bail.: An overview of Russian research and uses in medicine . ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology''. Vol 118/2 pp 183-212. {{doi|10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.020}}</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
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;accepted species<ref name=h/>
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# ''[[Schisandra arisanensis]]'' - S China incl [[Taiwan]]
# ''[[Schisandra arisanensis]]'' - S China incl [[Taiwan]]
# ''[[Schisandra bicolor]]'' - [[Guangxi]], [[Hunan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Zhejiang]]
# ''[[Schisandra bicolor]]'' - [[Guangxi]], [[Hunan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Zhejiang]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Commons}}
* ''[[Schisandra chinensis]]''
* ''[[Schisandra chinensis]]''
* ''[[Kadsura japonica]]''
* ''[[Kadsura japonica]]''
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Commons}}
* Schisandraceae [sensu stricto] in the [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10803 ''Flora of North America'']
* Schisandraceae [sensu stricto] in the [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10803 ''Flora of North America'']


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Latest revision as of 06:25, 15 January 2024

Magnolia vine
Schisandra chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Austrobaileyales
Family: Schisandraceae
Genus: Schisandra
Michx.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Schizandra, common misspelling
  • Stellandria Brickell
  • Sphaerostema Blume
  • Maximowiczia Rupr.
Flowers of Schisandra rubriflora at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

Schisandra, the magnolia vines, is a genus of twining shrubs that generally climb on other vegetation. Various authors have included the plants in the Illiciaceae[3]

Schisandra (also spelled Schizandra) is native to Asia and North America, with a center of diversity in China.[2][4][5]

Some species are commonly grown in gardens as ornamentals. It is a hardy deciduous climber which thrives in almost any kind of soil; its preferred position is on a sheltered, shady wall. It may be propagated by cuttings of half-matured shoots in August.

Despite its common name "magnolia vine", Schisandra is not closely related to the true magnolias.

Uses[edit]

Its dried fruit is sometimes used medicinally. In China, the berries of S. chinensis are given the name wǔwèizǐ (五味子; 'five flavor fruit') because they possess all five basic flavors in Chinese herbal medicine: salty, sweet, sour, pungent (spicy), and bitter. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as a remedy for many ailments: to resist infections, increase skin health, combat insomnia, coughing, and thirst.[6]

Species[edit]

accepted species[2]
  1. Schisandra arisanensis - S China incl Taiwan
  2. Schisandra bicolor - Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  3. Schisandra chinensis - Russian Far East, NE China, Korea, Japan
  4. Schisandra elongata - Java
  5. Schisandra glabra - Hidalgo, United States (LA AR MS AL TN KY GA FL SC NC)[7]
  6. Schisandra glaucescens - Chongqing, Hubei
  7. Schisandra grandiflora - Tibet, Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Uttarakhand
  8. Schisandra henryi - S China
  9. Schisandra incarnata - Hubei
  10. Schisandra lancifolia - Sichuan, Yunnan
  11. Schisandra longipes - Guangdong, Guangxi
  12. Schisandra macrocarpa - Yunnan
  13. Schisandra micrantha - Manipur, Yunnan, Myanmar
  14. Schisandra neglecta - Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan
  15. Schisandra parapropinqua - Guizhou, Yunnan
  16. Schisandra perulata - Thailand, Vietnam
  17. Schisandra plena - Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan
  18. Schisandra propinqua - China, Assam, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Java, Bali
  19. Schisandra pubescens - Sichuan, Hubei
  20. Schisandra pubinervis - Hubei, Sichuan
  21. Schisandra repanda - Korea, Japan
  22. Schisandra rubriflora - Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan, Myanmar, Sichuan
  23. Schisandra sphaerandra - Sichuan, Yunnan
  24. Schisandra sphenanthera - China
  25. Schisandra tomentella - Sichuan

Chemistry[edit]

The extract of S. rubriflora, a native of the Yunnan province, was found to contain complex and highly oxygenated nortriterpenoids called rubriflorins A-C.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 218–219, pl. 47.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Hutchinson, J. 1973. The Families of Flowering Plants, ed. 3. Oxford. Pp. 161-162. Smith, A. C. 1947. The families Illiciaceae and Schisandraceae. Sargentia 7: 1-224.
  4. ^ Flora of North America vol 3
  5. ^ Flora of China Vol. 7 Page 41 五味子属 wu wei zi shu Schisandra Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 218. 1803.
  6. ^ Panossian A., Wikman G. Pharmacology of Schisandra chinensis Bail.: An overview of Russian research and uses in medicine . Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Vol 118/2 pp 183-212. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.020
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map, Schisandra glabra
  8. ^ Xiao, W.-L. et al.. J. Nat. Prod. 2007, Web release : May 10th.

External links[edit]

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