Celastrus paniculatus
Celastrus, Oriental Bittersweet
Other regional names: Oriental Bittersweet; Staff Vine
- Oriental Bittersweet; Staff Vine
Also known as: Ceanothus paniculatus (Willd.) B.Heyne ex Roth +6 more
- Ceanothus paniculatus (Willd.) B.Heyne ex Roth
- Celastrus paniculatus subsp. andamanica Kurz ex Prain
- Celastrus paniculatus subsp. pubscens Kurz ex Prain
- Celastrus pubescens Turcz.
- Celastrus rothbiana Roem. & Schult.
- Celastrus serrata Blanco
- Scutia paniculata (Willd.) G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Celastraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Celastrus paniculatus (commonly known as Celastrus or Oriental bittersweet) is a climbing plant within the Celastraceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms