WorldFloraDB - Celastrus scandens

Characteristics

Climbing to several m; lvs elliptic to oblong or ovate, acuminate, 5–10 cm; panicles terminal, 3–8 cm; frs orange, several in a cluster, nearly 1 cm; seeds ellipsoid, 6 mm, covered by the bright red aril; 2n=46. Road-sides and thickets, usually in rich soil; Que. and Ont. to Man. and Wyo., s. to w. S.C., n. Ga., e. Ala., La., and Tex. May, June.

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A woody vine. It climbs 6 m high. The leaves are 10 cm long. They have teeth along the edge. The leaves are oblong and taper to a point. Male and female plants are separate. The flowers are greenish. The fruit are yellow. They are pea sized and contain scarlet seeds. It only fruits in a continental climate.

Vines to 15 m. Leaves: blade oblong, 5–10 × 2–4 cm, aestivation involute. Inflorescences terminal, panicles, 3–8 cm. Staminate flowers: pollen yellow. Capsules orange, subglobose, 4–8 × 5–9 mm, glabrous. Seeds dark brown, 6 mm. 2n = 46.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

Growth support

climber

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

dioecy

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

4.0 - 8.0

Mature height (meter)

8.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.5

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Rich soils in dense moist thickets, woods and along river banks. Thickets, woodland margins, roadsides, usually rich soils; at elevations up to 1,400 metres.

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It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

CAUTION: The fruit and seed are toxic. The twigs and inner bark are eaten. The poison is removed by boiling.

Uses	environmental use fiber material medicinal poison
Edible	barks shoots stems
Therapeutic use	Gastrointestinal Aid (bark), Blood Medicine (bark), Kidney Aid (bark), Poison (fruit), Gastrointestinal Aid (fruit), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Gynecological Aid (leaf), Abortifacient (leaf), Diuretic (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Urinary Aid (leaf), Cough Medicine (root), Cancer Treatment (root), Cathartic (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Diuretic (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Liver Aid (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Abortifacient (root), Blood Medicine (root), Cold Remedy (root), Kidney Aid (root), Other (root), Toothache (root), Analgesic (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Analgesic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Mental (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or layering. It can be grown by root cuttings. It is grown on trees and fences.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	3
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-