Oriental staff vine
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. [Celastraceae]
Tsuru-ume-modoki (ツルウメモドキ, 蔓梅擬)
Lifeform: a deciduous perennial vine
Habitats: sunny sites, e.g., forest edges
Distribution: China - Korea - Japan - Kuril. Now invasive weed to North America
Seed dispersal: animal
Celastrus L. (staff vine)
containing ca 30 species of vines and shrubs in the world
Gray letters: not distributed in Hokkaido
C. flagellaris Rupr. (イワウメヅル)
C. kusanoi Hayata (オオバツルウメモドキ)
C. orbiculatus Thunb. (ツルウメモドキ)
- var. strigillosus (Nakai) Makino (オニツルウメモドキ)
- f. aureoarillatus (Honda) Ohwi (キミツルウメモドキ)
C. punctatus Thunb. (コツルウメモドキ)
C. stephanotifolius (Makino) Makino (オオツルウメモドキ)
Celastrus orbiculatus in Hokkaido
At N18/W5, North Ward, Sapporo on October 12 2009. The plant utilized the wall of building to climb up.
References
- HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list - General education "Field trip: Nature on lakes, volcanoes, sea and forests"