Genus: Celastrus L.

• conserved (nom. cons.) with masculine gender (Vienna ICBN Art. 14.11 & App. III)
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:277. [proposal unresolved].
  
• Brummitt, R. K. 2006. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 57. Taxon 54:1096. [recommends conservation with masculine gender].
  
• Paclt, J. 1998. (1378) Proposal to conserve the name Celastrus (Celastraceae) as being of feminine gender. Taxon 47:879–880.
  

More:

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

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Monocelastrus F. T. Wang & Tang

Check other nomenclature databases for Celastrus:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Celastrus cultivars

Images:

• Forestry Images (Celastrus orbiculatus): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruit (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds (Celastrus scandens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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