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Celastrus rosthornianus

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

Loesener

Propagation

C.K.R.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Duan geng nan she teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Fujian
• Gansu
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• S. Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan
• Zhejiang - China
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• roadside
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Apr-May (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Twining deciduous woody shrub or large liana with terminal & axillary cymes or fascicles of flowers with 3.5mm sepals, female flowers to 1.5mm, greenish-white flowers & 8mm ochre to apricot fruits splitting to reveal scarlet seeds

Medicinal uses. Bark & leaf used as pesticide

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• GWC 1997
• FOC
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• JAA