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Tripterygium regellii

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

T. Sprague & Takeda.

Common Names

• Three Wing Nut
• Kurozuru (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Heilongjiang
• Jilin
• Liaoning - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jul-Aug (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Bushy twiner with with reddish-brown warty branches, serrate leaves to 150mm x 100mm, glabrous above, pilose on nerves beneath. Fragrant panicles to 250mm long of 8mm greenish-white flowers, 20mm winged fruit aging from red to green

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• RHS A-Z
• FOJ