Lophopyxidaceae
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Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Celastrales Family: Celastraceae R.Br.
Genera
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The Celastraceae (or staff vine or bittersweet family; syn. Canotiaceae, Chingithamnaceae, Euonymaceae, Goupiaceae, Lophopyxidaceae, and Siphonodontaceae in Cronquist system), is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of 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.

There are about 90-100 genera, including:

• Canotia - Crucifixion Thorn
• Cassine
• Catha – Khat
• Celastrus – Staff vine or Staff tree
• Euonymus – Spindle
• Kokoona
• Lophopetalum
• Maytenus – Maiten
• Mortonia – Mortonia
• Pachistima
• Putterlickia
• Schaefferia
• Tripterygium
• Wimmeria

References

• University of Maryland: Cronquist Family Synonymy for Celastraceae

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