It turns out that the Arnold Arboretum received a porcelain berry plant (AA# 225-3) from Parsons in 1879, a date that strongly suggests that, like oriental bittersweet (
Celastrus orbiculatus), it was part of the miscellaneous collection of "seeds of about 150 sorts" that Hogg sent Parsons from Japan in the fall of 1874 (S.
CELASTRACEAE (Bittersweet Family)
CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS Thunb.--CW; MWL; Infrequent [to rare]; C = 0; BSUH 20036.
Promising effects on ameliorating mitochondrial function and enhancing Akt signaling in SH-SY5Y cells by (M)-bicelaphanol A, a novel dimeric podocarpane type trinorditerpene isolated from
Celastrus orbiculatus. Phytomedicine 20, 1064-1070.
Latin name Family 1 Cerasus polytricha Rosaceae 2 Schisandra chinensis Magnoliaceae 3 Litsea pungens Lauraceae 4 Kerria japonica Rosaceae 5 Euonymus verrucosoides Celastraceae 6 Ulmus bergmanniana Ulmaceae 7 Lindera obtusiloba Lauraceae 8 Lonicera fragrantissima standishii Caprifoliaceae 9 Malus baccata Rosaceae 10 Rhus potaninii Anacardiaceae 11
Celastrus orbiculatus Celastraceae 12 Acer elegantulum Aceraceae 13 Acer davidii Aceraceae 14 Melia azedarach Meliaceae 15 Eucommia ulmoides Eucommiaceae 16 Swida walteri Cornaceae 17 Akebia trifoliata Lardizabalaceae Basis for the selection 1 a 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 b 9 a 10 a 11 b 12 b 13 b 14 a 15 a 16 a 17 b Table 2.
Another temperate invasive exotic liana,
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
yet highly invasive, oriental bittersweet (
Celastrus orbiculatus) to the
Jonathan, "Mycorrhizae and soil phosphorus affect growth of
Celastrus orbiculatus," Biological Invasions, vol.
As well as the parthenocissus, brilliant autumn coloured climbers include ornamental vines (vitis coignetiae has large leaves that turn golden then crimson) and bittersweet (
celastrus orbiculatus) is great to grow up an old tree trunk.
The most aggressive non-native taxa, Alliaria petiolata,
Celastrus orbiculatus, Lonicera japonica, Lythrum salicaria, Microstegium vimineum, and Rosa multiflora may shade and/or smother and out compete native vascular plant species at the park.
The forest consists predominately of hackberry Celtis occidentalis, red oak Quercus rubra and red cedar Juniperus virginiana under 20 m, with bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus, greenbrier Smilax sp., and poison ivy Rhus radicans often climbing into the canopy.