Comparative Identification between Kadsura coccinea and Kadsura heteroclite

[Objectives]The purpose was to provide scientific basis for the identification and application of Kadsura coccinea and its chief adulterant Kadsura heteroclite.[Methods]The botanical characteristics,traits and microscopic morphology of the two plants were compared.[Results]K.coccinea was clearly distinguished from K.heteroclite in botanical characteristics,traits and microscopic morphology.[Conclusions]This study is of great significance to the identification and development of K.coccinea.