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 thorn
Cassine
Catha – khat
Celastrus – staff vine or staff tree
Cheiloclinium
Crossopetalum
Cuervea
Denhamia
Dicarpellum
Dinghoua
Elachyptera
Elaeodendron
Empleuridium
Euonymus – spindle
Evonymopsis
Fraunhofera
Glyptopetalum
Goniodiscus
Gyminda
Gymnosporia
Hartogiopsis
Haydenoxylon
Hedraianthera
Helictonema
Hexaspora
Hippocratea
Hylenaea
Hypsophila
Kokoona
Lauridia
Lepuropetalon
Loeseneriella
Lophopetalum
Lydenburgia
Macgregoria
Maurocenia
Maytenus – mayten
Menepetalum
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

†''Celastrinites''