In this family two genera are distinguished, Kadsura and Schisandra. The former has 9 species in Malesia, the latter only 2. The general part of the treatment consists of 6 pages and contains a paragraph on pollen morphology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham. Phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy are summarized in the treatment of Illiciaceae (see entry above). The family, genera, and Malesian species are described and annotated; there are keys to the genera and species. Illustration is by two full-page line drawings.