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BITTERSWEET FAMILY 



E-tforryrTTus afropurpureus Cela^Trub ^car?der?* 



margin of the disk, stamens in the staminate flowers 5, in the sinuses of 

 the disk, ovary 2-4 lobed and 2-4 celled, two ovules in each cell ; capsule 

 2-4 celled, dehiscent into as many valves, 1-2 seeds in each cell, each with 

 a scarlet aril. 



A genus of about 30 species, one of which occurs in North America, 

 the others are found in Asia, Australia and Madagascar. 



Celastrus scandens Linne 1753 Shrubby or Climbing Bittersweet 



A twining woody vine climbing up trees to a height of 8-10 m., some- 

 times trailing on the ground, bark gray or brownish, smooth; leaves alter- 

 nate, appearing 2-ranked by the twisting of the stem, ovate to obovate, or 

 ovate-lanceolate, narrowed or rounded at the base, acuminate at the apex, 

 crenulate-serrate, thin, glabrous on both sides, 5-10 cm. long, 3-5 cm. 



