Celastrus L.
Evergreen or deciduous, usually scandent shrubs, often twining. Lvs alternate, petiolate, usually glabrous. Fls 5-merous, in axillary cymes or terminal panicles. Fr. a 3-celled capsule. Seeds 1-2 per cell, covered by a brightly coloured, fleshy aril.
30 spp., tropical and temperate. Naturalised sp. 1.
