Celastraceae

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Celastraceae
Oriental staff vine (Celastrus orbiculatus)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
R.Br.[1]
Subfamilies[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Brexiaceae Loudon (1830)
  • Hippocrateaceae
  • Malesherbiaceae
  • Parnassiaceae Martinov, as 'Parnassiae' (1820)

The Celastraceae, also known as the staff-vine or bittersweet family, are a family of 98 genera[3] and 1,350 species[4] 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, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.

Of the 98 currently recognized genera of the family Celastraceae, 19 are native to Madagascar and these include at least 57 currently recognized species. Six of these 19 genera (Brexiella, Evonymopsis, Hartogiopsis, Polycardia, Ptelidium, and Salvadoropsis) are endemic to Madagascar.[5]

Genera

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98 genera are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024:[3]

Fossil genera

References

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