Holboellia coriacea
Holboellia coriacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Lardizabalaceae |
Genus: | Holboellia |
Species: | H. coriacea |
Binomial name | |
Holboellia coriacea Diels | |
Holboellia coriacea, commonly known as blue china vine is a woody evergreen climbing vine indigenous to temperate east Asia. It produce white monoecious flowers followed by pink colored sausage shaped fruits with white colored pulps. The fruits are bionically berries. they ripen and drop at autumn. The fruits are edible but is not commonly used as food. It is often grown as ornamental plant. The leaves have a waxy texture.