Schisandra sphenanthera Rehd. (southern wu wei zi):in south western part of China and in provinces south of Yangtze (Yang Zi) river of China.

• "北五味子"，主产于中国东北之吉林，辽宁，黑龙江等省与河北省；"南五味子"，主产于西南及长流域以南各省。