Flowering from April to June; fruiting from June to October.
Schisandra grandiflora is close relative of Schisandra incarnata, but differs from the latter in its perianth cream or white (vs. flesh-pink), fruits torus 13-20 cm long (vs. 5-10 cm).
Schisandra grandiflora is occurring in S Xizang of China, Bhutan, N India, Nepal.
Plants glabrous throughout. Young branches lacking wings; leaf-bearing branches elongated. Petiole 1-3 cm long; leaf blade to elliptic, 6-15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, papery, not glaucous, secondary veins 4-8 on each side of midvein, base cuneate, attenuate, or rarely broadly cuneate, margin denticulate to rarely subentire, apex shortly to long acuminate. Flowers axillary to fugacious bracts at base of young shoots, solitary; peduncle 1-3.5 cm (staminate) long, 2-5 cm (pistillate) long. Tepals 6-10 white, cream-white, or sometimes pink-tinged. Staminate flowers: stamens 30-50; pollen 3-colpate. Pistillate flowers: carpels many; pseudostyle broad. Fruit peduncle 4-10 cm long; torus 13-20 cm long. Seed testa smooth.
The chromosomal number of Schisandra grandiflora is 2n = 28 (Singhal et al., 1980; Sandhu and Mann, 1988; Sandhu et al., 1989).
Growing in broad-leaved and coniferous forests; 2100-3300 m.
Schisandra grandiflora is a horticultural plant with edible fruits.
Schisandra grandiflora, called the large-flowered magnolia vine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Schisandra, native to the Himalayas and Tibet.[2] A deciduous, twining climber, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]
Schisandra grandiflora, called the large-flowered magnolia vine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Schisandra, native to the Himalayas and Tibet. A deciduous, twining climber, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.
