Family: Celastraceae  R. Br., nom. cons.

Complete list of genera

List of genera formerly placed here

Check other databases for:

• Celastraceae fruit/seed descriptions and images (U.S. National Seed Herbarium)
• Higher level classification information (P. F. Steven's Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)
  
• Reveal's concordance of Celastraceae with other family classifications (University of Maryland)
  
• Celastraceae genera from Brummitt's Vascular Plant Families and Genera (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
  

References for family:

• Simmons, M. P. et al. 2008. Phylogeny of the Celastreae (Celastraceae) and the relationships of Catha edulis (qat) inferred from morphological characters and nuclear and plastid genes. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 48:745–757.
  
• Zhang, L.-B. & M. P. Simmons. 2006. Phylogeny and delimitation of the Celastrales inferred from nuclear and plastid genes. Syst. Bot. 31:122–137.
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms for family:

• Brexiaceae Loudon
• Canotiaceae Airy Shaw
• Capusiaceae Gagnep., nom. inval.
• Chingithamnaceae Hand.-Mazz.
• Hippocrateaceae Juss., nom. cons.
• Lepuropetalaceae Nakai
• Parnassiaceae Martinov, nom. cons.
• Plagiopteraceae Airy Shaw
• Pottingeriaceae Takht.
• Siphonodontaceae Gagnep. & Tardieu, nom. cons.
• Stackhousiaceae R. Br., nom. cons.

Subfamilies and tribes for Celastraceae:

Images:

• Embryo drawing (Brexia madagascariensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing (Hippocratea volubilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing (Macgregoria racemigera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing (Salacia elliptica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing (Stackhousia minima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing (Tripterococcus brunonis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Forestry Images (Celastrus orbiculatus): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
• Forestry Images (Euonymus fortunei): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
• Forestry Images (Euonymus verrucosus): from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruit (Catha edulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Euonymus americanus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Hippocratea obtusifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Maytenus boaria): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Salacia spp.): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruit (Tripterococcus brunonis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Stackhousia minima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Zinowiewia intergerrima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Euonymus patens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Hippocratea obtusifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Parnassia fimbriata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Parnassia palustris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Stackhousia minima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Tripterococcus brunonis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Catha edulis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Euonymus americanus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Maytenus boaria): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Salacia spp.): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Zinowiewia intergerrima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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