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Bittersweet

Celastrus

Also called Staff Vines, Bittersweets

Bittersweet
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Celastraceae (Celastr family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber

About

Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is a genus of the family Celastraceae; it contains over 40 species of shrubs and vines, which have a wide distribution in East Asia, Australasia, Africa, and the Americas.

Other Celastrus plants

Oriental bittersweet · Oriental Bittersweet · American bittersweet · Maytenus williamsii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Celastrus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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