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Schisandraceae Blume. Star-vine Family.
A family of 2 genera and about 40-60 species, woody vines, of e. Asia and e. North America (only our single species). The family is most closely related to the Illiciaceae, Austrobaileyaceae, and Trimeniaceae. In APG III (2009), Schisandraceae is included in Illiciaceae, but the differences seem entirely sufficient to keep them separate.
Ref: Keng In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Saunders (2001); Vincent (1997b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Show full citations.
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© Alan Cressler: Schisandra glabra (female flower) right, and male flower (left), Sharp Mountain Creek Gorge, Cherokee County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Schisandra glabra source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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