Celastrus paniculatus
Fruits
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Celastrus
Species:
C. paniculatus
Binomial name
Celastrus paniculatus
Synonyms

Celastrus dependens Wall.

Seeds

Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree (Sanskrit: jyotishmati[1] ज्योतीष्मती, Hindi: mal-kangani माल-कांगनी, Chinese: deng you teng 灯油藤).[2][3][4] This climbing shrub grows throughout India at elevations up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2][5]

C. paniculatus is a deciduous vine with stems up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter and 6 m (20 ft) long with rough, pale brown exfoliating bark covered densely with small, elongated lenticles. The leaves are simple, broad, and oval, obovate or elliptic in shape, with toothed margins.[2][3]

Traditional medicine

Oil from the seeds is used as a traditional medicine in Indian Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.[2][6]

Poisonous relative

Celastrus paniculatus has a relative that grows in the United States that is poisonous (Celastrus orbiculatus), so identifying this plant carefully can be important.

References

  1. ^ "Intellect Plant Benefits And Uses: 4 Ayurvedic Benefits And Harm Of Jyotishmati". 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c d Premila, M. S. (2006). Ayurvedic Herbs: A Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine. New York: Haworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-1768-0.
  3. ^ a b H. F. Macmillan (1989). Handbook of Tropical Plants. Columbia, Mo: South Asia Books. ISBN 978-81-7041-177-2.
  4. ^ Putz, Francis E.; Mooney, Harold A. (1991). The Biology of vines. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-39250-1.
  5. ^ Zhixiang Zhang, Michele Funston: Celastrus, in Flora of China, Vol. 11
  6. ^ Chopra, R. N. (1994). Indigenous Drugs of india. Kolkata: Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-81-85086-80-4.

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