Stauntonia coriacea
Appearance
(Redirected from Blue china vine)
Stauntonia coriacea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Stauntonia |
Species: | S. coriacea
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Binomial name | |
Stauntonia coriacea (Diels) Christenh.
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Stauntonia coriacea, commonly known as blue china vine, is an evergreen liana indigenous to temperate east Asia. The leaves have a waxy texture. It produces white monoecious flowers followed by pink-colored sausage-shaped fruits with white-colored pulp. The fruits are, technically, berries. They ripen and drop during autumn. The fruits are edible,[citation needed] but are not commonly used as food. It is often grown as an ornamental plant.
References
[edit]- ^ "Stauntonia coriacea (Diels) Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.