Celastrus orbiculatus,
a liana, evergreen or deciduous, inhabits forest edges in fields and
mountains with gray barks. Current new branches are yellow-green and
gradually become red-brown. Leaves are alternate; blades measure
4-10cm long, 2-8cm wide, in an oblong or obovate shape, with shallow
serrations on margins. Both sides are hairless. Flowers are
dioecious; short cymes appear from axils and set flowers in them -
some males and 1-3 females. The flowers are yellow,6-8mm in
diameter. Capsules measure 7-8mm in diameter, spherical, mature in
yellow in October\December. Bloom time: May-June. |