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Celastrus
Genus of plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with a vine staff
Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is the type 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.[2]
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Quick Facts Staff vine, Scientific classification ...
Staff vine | |
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Celastrus scandens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Celastrus L.[1] |
Species | |
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