Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus Orbiculatus) -- 🍂 Autumn Edition 🍂

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Oriental bittersweet, whose scientific name is celastrus orbiculatus, is a woody vine of the Celastraceae family.

Also called Chinese bittersweet, Asian bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, and Asiatic bittersweet, it is native to China, Japan, and Korea.

The leaves are round, serrated at the edges, glossy, and alternate along the vine.

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