Schisandra pubescens
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'Schisandra pubescens' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Editorial Note
Bean discussed this species beneath his account of Schisandra henryi (Bean 1981). We have moved Bean’s text, unaltered, into its own article pending a full revision of the genus. If you would like to sponsor a revision of Schisandra please contact the editors.
TC, December 2024.
This is easily recognised by the dense covering of short curled hairs beneath the leaf. Wilson says its ‘attractive yellow flowers are succeeded by still more conspicuous orange-red fruits.’ He is credited with introducing it in 1907, but it seems to be very uncommon.