Schisandra glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a climbing plant with papery leaves, white to yellow flowers, and edible fruits.
The species is native to China, and was described in 1900. It is used in horticulture and medicine.
Taxonomy The species was described by Ludwig Diels in 1900.
Distribution The species is native to the temperate biome of China (east Sichuan and west Hubei). It grows in forests and thickets, at elevations of .
Description Schisandra glaucescens is a climbing plant. The plants are entirely smooth.
The leaf-bearing branches are long. The leaves are papery or subleathery, elliptical to obovate in shape, long, and wide. The leaves have stems.
The flowers are solitary, and have six to eight tepals. The tepals are white to yellow. Male flowers have eighteen to twenty-four stamens, and stems. Female flowers have forty-two to fifty carpels, and stems. Schisandra glaucescens flowers in May and June.
The plant fruits from July to October. The seed coat is more or less smooth.
Uses Schisandra glaucescens is used in horticulture and medicine. Its fruits are edible.
Nomenclature In Chinese, Schisandra glaucescens is known as ().
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