Celastraceae

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Celastraceae
Celastrus orbiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Celastrales Family: Celastraceae
Genera
About 90-100 genera, including: Cassine – Catha – Khat Celastrus – Staff vine or Staff tree Euonymus – Spindle Maytenus – Maiten Mortonia – Mortonia Paxistima Putterlickia Tripterygium

The Celastraceae, or staff vine family, 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) and Euonymus (the spindles) widespread in temperate climates.da:Benved-familien (Celastraceae) eo:Celastracoj fr:Célastracée

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