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Celastraceae
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The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 generacite-ref-powo-3-1[3] and 1,350 speciescite-ref-christenhusz-byng2016-4-0[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.cite-ref-bacon2016-5-0[5] These genera each have distinctive traits and functions of their own.cite-ref-6[6]

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Genera

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Genera

98 genera are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024:cite-ref-powo-3-2[3]

Acanthothamnus Brandegee
Allocassine N.Robson
Anthodon Ruiz & Pav.
Apatophyllum McGill.
Apodostigma R.Wilczek
Arnicratea N.Hallé
Bequaertia R.Wilczek
Brassiantha A.C.Sm.
Brexia Norhonha ex Thouars
Brexiella H.Perrier
Campylostemon Welw. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
Canotia Torr. – crucifixion thorn
Cassine L.
Catha Forssk. ex Scop. – khat
Celastrus L. – staff vine or staff tree
Cheiloclinium Miers
Crossopetalum P.Browne
Cuervea Triana ex Miers
Denhamia Meisn.
Dicarpellum (Loes.) A.C.Sm.
Dinghoua R.H.Archer
Elachyptera A.C.Sm.
Elaeodendron Jacq.
Empleuridium Sond. & Harv.
Euonymus L. – spindle
Evonymopsis H.Perrier
Fraunhofera Mart.
Glyptopetalum Thwaites
Goniodiscus Kuhlm.
Gyminda (Griseb.) Sarg.
Gymnosporia (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f.
Hartogiopsis H.Perrier
Haydenoxylon M.P.Simmons
Hedraianthera F.Muell.
Helictonema Pierre
Hexaspora C.T.White
Hylenaea Miers
Hypsophila F.Muell.
Kokoona Thwaites
Lauridia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Lepuropetalon Elliott
Loeseneriella A.C.Sm.
Lophopetalum Wight ex Arn.
Lydenburgia N.Robson
Macgregoria F.Muell.
Maurocenia Mill.
Maytenus Molina – mayten
Menepetalum Loes.
Microtropis Wall. ex Meisn.
Monimopetalum Rehder
Mortonia A.Gray
Mystroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh.
Nicobariodendron Vasudeva Rao & Chakrab.
Orthosphenia Standl.
Parnassia L.
Paxistima Raf.
Peripterygia Loes.
Peritassa Miers
Plagiopteron Griff.
Platypterocarpus Dunkley & Brenan
Plenckia Reissek
Pleurostylia Wight & Arn.
Polycardia Juss.
Pottingeria Prain
Prionostemma Miers
Pristimera Miers
Psammomoya Diels & Loes.
Pseudosalacia Codd
Ptelidium Thouars
Pterocelastrus Meisn.
Putterlickia Endl.
Quetzalia Lundell
Reissantia N.Hallé
Robsonodendron R.H.Archer
Rzedowskia Medrano
Salacia L.
Salacighia Loes.
Salaciopsis Baker f.
Salvadoropsis H.Perrier
Sarawakodendron Ding Hou
Schaefferia Jacq.
Semialarium N.Hallé
Simicratea N.Hallé
Siphonodon Griff.
Stackhousia Sm.
Tetrasiphon Urb.
Thyrsosalacia Loes.
Tontelea Miers
Torralbasia Krug & Urb.
Tripterococcus Endl.
Tripterygium Hook.f.
Tristemonanthus Loes.
Trochantha (N.Hallé) R.H.Archer
Wilczekra M.P.Simmons
Wimmeria Schltdl. & Cham.
Xylonymus Kalkman ex Ding Hou
Zinowiewia Turcz.

Fossil genera


References

cite-note-apgiii2009-11. citerefangiosperm-phylogeny-group2009Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–21. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
cite-note-grin-22. "Celastraceae R. Br., nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
cite-note-powo-33. Celastraceae R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
cite-note-christenhusz-byng2016-44. citerefchristenhusz-m-j-m-byng-j-w-2016Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–17. Bibcode:2016Phytx.261..201C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
cite-note-bacon2016-55. citerefbaconsimmonsarcherzhao2016Bacon, Christine D.; Simmons, Mark P.; Archer, Robert H.; Zhao, Liang-Cheng; Andriantiana, Jacky (2016). "Biogeography of the Malagasy Celastraceae: Multiple independent origins followed by widespread dispersal of genera from Madagascar" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94 (Part A): 365–82. Bibcode:2016MolPE..94..365B. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.013. PMID 26432393.
cite-note-66. citerefabubakarinkrumaherskinebrown2021Abubakari, Farida; Nkrumah, Philip Nti; Erskine, Peter D.; Brown, Gillian K.; Fernando, Denise R.; Echevarria, Guillaume; van der Ent, Antony (2021-06-01). "Manganese (hyper)accumulation within Australian Denhamia (Celastraceae): an assessment of the trait and manganese accumulation under controlled conditions". Plant and Soil. 463 (1): 205–223. Bibcode:2021PlSoi.463..205A. doi:10.1007/s11104-021-04833-z. ISSN 1573-5036.

• University of Maryland: Cronquist Family Synonymy for Celastraceae

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