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Celastraceae

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Kingdom
  
Higher classification
  
Order
  
Scientific name
  
Celastraceae

Rank
  
Family

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Lower classifications
  
Spindle tree, Maytenus, Celastrus, Celastrus orbiculatus, Khat

The Celastraceae (syn. Brexiaceae, Canotiaceae, Chingithamnaceae, Euonymaceae, Parnassiaceae, Siphonodontaceae, and Stackhousiaceae), are a family (the staff vine or bittersweet family) of 96 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines), Euonymus (the spindles) and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates.

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Celastraceae Flowering Plant Families UH Botany

The roughly 100 genera include (with common names for some of them):

  • Canotia – crucifixion thorn
  • Cathakhat
  • Celastrus – staff vine or staff tree
  • Euonymus – spindle
  • Maytenus – maiten
  • Maytenus ilicifolia celastraceae planta medicinal espinheira santa


    Genera

    A complete list of the genera is:

    Fossil genera
  • Celastrinites

  • Celastraceae Flowering Plant Families UH Botany

    Celastraceae Neotropical Celastraceae Neotropikey from Kew

    Celastraceae Euonymus fortunei Celastraceae image 3689 at PlantSystematicsorg

    Celastraceae Laboratorio de Sistemtica de Plantas Vasculares Curso SPV

    Celastraceae Angiosperm families Celastraceae R Br

    References

    Celastraceae Wikipedia