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Celastrus hirsutus

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

H.F. Comber

Common Names

• Ying mao nan she teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Myanmar
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Wet areas

Flowering Times

• Mar-May (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Twining shrub with glabrate branchlets. Hirsute mucronate leaves to 140mm x 100mm. Axillary or lateral cymes of 7-14 flowers, sepals to 1.5mm, petals to 4mm x 2.8mm, male flowers to 3mm, female flowers to 5mm. Fruit a globose capsule to 8mm wide.

Further References

• FOC
• WFO