kadsura

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Kadsura japonica (fruits s6).jpg

| image_caption = Kadsura japonica

| taxon = Kadsura

| authority = Kaempf. ex Juss.

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

  • Sarcocarpon Blume
  • Cosbaea Lem.

| type_species =Kadsura japonica

}}

Kadsura is a genus of woody vines in the Schisandraceae described as a genus in 1810.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547471#page/378/mode/1up Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 340] in Latin[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034174 Tropicos, Kadsura Juss.]

Distribution

Kadsura is native to eastern, southern, and southeastern Asia.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=377787 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

These species were formerly included in Kadsura but have now been moved to Schisandra

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