Celastraceae


The Celastraceae, also known as the staff-vine or bittersweet family, are a family of 98 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.
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 are endemic to Madagascar.

Genera

98 genera are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of 2024:Acanthothamnus Allocassine Anthodon Apatophyllum Apodostigma Arnicratea Bequaertia Brassiantha Brexia Brexiella Campylostemon Canotia – crucifixion thornCassine Catha – khatCelastrus – staff vine or staff treeCheiloclinium Crossopetalum Cuervea Denhamia Dicarpellum Dinghoua Elachyptera Elaeodendron Empleuridium Euonymus – spindleEvonymopsis Fraunhofera Glyptopetalum Goniodiscus Gyminda Gymnosporia Hartogiopsis Haydenoxylon Hedraianthera Helictonema Hexaspora Hippocratea Hylenaea Hypsophila Kokoona Lauridia Lepuropetalon Loeseneriella Lophopetalum Lydenburgia Macgregoria Maurocenia Maytenus – maytenMenepetalum Microtropis Monimopetalum Mortonia Mystroxylon Nicobariodendron Orthosphenia Parnassia Paxistima Peripterygia Peritassa Plagiopteron Platypterocarpus Plenckia Pleurostylia Polycardia Pottingeria Prionostemma Pristimera Psammomoya Pseudosalacia Ptelidium Pterocelastrus Putterlickia Quetzalia Reissantia Robsonodendron Rzedowskia Salacia Salacighia Salaciopsis Salvadoropsis Sarawakodendron Schaefferia Semialarium Simicratea Siphonodon Stackhousia Tetrasiphon Thyrsosalacia Tontelea Torralbasia Tripterococcus Tripterygium Tristemonanthus Trochantha Wilczekra Wimmeria Xylonymus Zinowiewia
; Fossil genera