Celastrus paniculatus
Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree. This climbing shrub grows throughout India at elevations up to.
C. paniculatus is a deciduous vine with stems up to in diameter and 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.Oil from the seeds is used as a traditional medicine in Indian Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.Celastrus paniculatus has a relative that grows in the United States that is poisonous, so identifying this plant carefully can be important.
