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.

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[1]
  • Holboellia coriacea Diels
  • Holboellia brevipes (Hemsl.) P.C.Kuo
  • Holboellia coriacea var. angustifolia Pamp.
  • Stauntonia brevipes Hemsl.

References

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