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Celastrus L.

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Celastrus L., Sp. Pl. 196-197 (1753)
Celastrus L.

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New Zealand
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L.
1753
196-197
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Celastrus L.
genus
Celastrus

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Celastrus

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Celastrus L.

Evergreen or deciduous, usually scandent shrubs, often twining. Lvs alternate, petiolate, usually glabrous. Fls 5-merous, in axillary cymes or terminal panicles. Fr. a 3-celled capsule. Seeds 1-2 per cell, covered by a brightly coloured, fleshy aril.

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1 January 2000
3 September 2008
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