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3. Kadsura scandens (Blume) Blumewfo-0000357329

Fl. Jav. Schizandr.: 9. t. 1830; Hook.f. & Thoms, in Hook f., Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 45. 1872; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 20. f. 5. 1922; A.C.Sm., Sagentia 7: 199. 1947.— Sarcocarpon scandens Blume, Bijdr.: 21. 1825.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Wood climber. Leaves coriaceous or subcoriaceous, oblong- or ovate-elliptic to broadly ovate, 7–14(–23) by 3–8(–15) cm; apex acute, acuminate or cuspidate; base obtuse or rounded; margin entire; secondary veins 4–7 pairs; petiole 1–4.5 cm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, or 2–3 in a fascicle. Pedicel 1–5 cm long; bracteoles 2–6(–10). Perianth lobes 0–17(–20), 4–5 seriate, the middle ones the largest (obovate or elliptic, 0.8–1.7 by 0.5–1.5 cm). Androceium subglobose or subovoid, 5–7 mm across; stamens 22–65, 4–6 seriate; connective irregularly oblong-turbinate of obovid, angled by mutual pressure. Gynoecium ovoid; carpels 60–120, 5–9 seriate. Fruiting heads ellipsoid, to 7 cm long.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Songkhal (Khao Ram).

Distribution : Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java (type).

Vernacular : Dok kotna (ดอกก๊ดน่า)(Peninsular).

Notes: The only Thai specimen cited by Craib as representing this species is Smith 620 from Khao Ram, Songkhla (as Kao Ram, Nakawn Sritamarat), which is not available for this study. Two recent collections from the same area, the one (Hennipman 3897) with excellent ♂ flowers, the other (van Beusekom & Phengkhlai 862) with fruits, however, belong to Kadsura heteroclita. The above description is drawn on the basis of the Malesian material.