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Celastrus hookeri

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

Prain

Propagation

C.K.R.S.

Cultivated

C

Common Names

• Dian bian nan she teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bhutan
• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Sichuan
• NW. Yunnan
• Xizang - China
• Assam
• Sikkim - India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Twining shrub with pubescent branchlets becoming glabrescent. Leaves to 120mm x 70mm. Pubescent axillary & terminal panicles to 90mm of greenish flowers, sepals to 1.5mm, male petals to 6mm long, female flowers to 1.5mm. Orange fruit capsule to 7mm wide.

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• GWC 1997
• FOC
• WFO
• JAA
• IFV