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Celastrus monospermus

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Mangauwat (Bagobo)
• Akar Perupok (Sarawak)
• Mak thec (Vietnam)
• Du zi teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Borneo
• Brunei
• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hainan
• Hong Kong
• Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Pakistan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Mar-Jun (China)
• Apr-May (India)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Oct (China)

Evergreen twining shrub or liane to 20m, stems with white lenticels. Glabrous serrulate leaves to 170mm x 70mm. Axillary thyrses, sometimes terminal, to 200mm long, yellowish-green to white 3mm flowers, sepals to 1mm, petals to 2.5mm x 1.8mm. Fruit a black capsule to 18mm x 14mm, seed with scarlet aril.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• WFO
• Botanicus
• JAA
• IFV
• F Indochine