Schisandra perulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae. It is a climbing plant with thin leaves, and solitary, yellow-red flowers. The species is native to Thailand and Vietnam, and was described in 1939.
Taxonomy François Gagnepain described the species in 1939.
Schisandra perulata forms a clade with S. henryi and S. longipes. Within Schisandra, it is part of the subgenus Pleiostema.
Distribution Schisandra perulata is native to northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. It grows in evergreen forests, at elevations of .
Description Schisandra perulata is a climbing plant with woody vines.
The leaves are thin, elliptic and ovate, long, and wide. The edges are finely toothed, finely serrated, or smooth. The leaf stems are long.
The flowers are solitary. The male flowers have twenty-two to thirty stamens, and seven or eight yellow to red tepals. The outermost tepals are ovate, and the innermost tepals are obovate. The flower stems are long.
The fruits grow on stems. The plant is likely in fruit in August.
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