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Stauntonia coriacea

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Species of flowering plant

Stauntonia coriacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Lardizabalaceae
Genus: Stauntonia
Species: S. coriacea
Binomial name
Stauntonia coriacea
(Diels) Christenh.
Synonyms
  • Holboellia coriacea Diels
  • Holboellia brevipes (Hemsl.) P.C.Kuo
  • Holboellia coriacea var. angustifolia Pamp.
  • Stauntonia brevipes Hemsl.

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, but are not commonly used as food. It is often grown as an ornamental plant.

References

  1. "Stauntonia coriacea (Diels) Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Stauntonia coriacea
Holboellia coriacea


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