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Celastraceae
The
Celastraceae
, are a
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
,
Euonymus
and
Maytenus
widespread in
temperate climates
, and
Parnassia
found in
alpine
and
arctic
climates
.
The
roughly
100
genera include :
Canotia
–
crucifixion thorn
Catha
–
khat
Celastrus
–
staff vine
or
staff tree
Euonymus
–
spindle
Maytenus
– maiten
Genera
A
complete
list of
the genera is:
Acanthothamnus
Allocassine
Anthodon
Apatophyllum
Apodostigma
Arnicratea
Bequaertia
Brassiantha
Brexia
Brexiella
Campylostemon
Canotia
Cassine
Catha
Celastrus
Cheiloclinium
Crocoxylon
Crossopetalum
Cuervea
Denhamia
Dicarpellum
Dinghoua
Elachyptera
Elaeodendron
Empleuridium
Euonymus
Euonymopsis
Fraunhofera
Gloveria
Glyptopetalum
Goniodiscus
Gyminda
Gymnosporia
Hartogiella
Hartogiopsis
Hedraianthera
Helictonema
Hexaspora
Hippocratea
Hylenaea
Hypsophila
Kokoona
Lauridia
Lepuropetalon
Loeseneriella
Lophopetalum
Lydenburgia
Macgregoria
Maurocenia
Maytenus
Menepetalum
Microtropis
Monimopetalum
Mortonia
Moya
Mystroxylon
Nicobariodendron
Orthosphenia
Parnassia
Paxistima
Peripterygia
Peritassa
Plagiopteron
Platypterocarpus
Plenckia
Pleurostylia
Polycardia
Prionostemma
Pristimera
Psammomoya
Pseudocatha
Pseudosalacia
Ptelidium
Pterocelastrus
Putterlickia
Quetzalia
Reissantia
Robsonodendron
Rzedowskia
Salacia
Salacighia
Salaciopsis
Salvadoropsis
Sarawakodendron
Scandivepres
Schaefferia
Semialarium
Simicratea
Simirestis
Siphonodon
Stackhousia
Tetrasiphon
Thyrosalacia
Tontelea
Torralbasia
Tricerma
Tripterococcus
Tripterygium
Tristemonanthus
Wimmeria
Xylonymus
Zinowiewia
;
Fossil
genera
†
Celastrinites