Taxon Details: Celastraceae
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Family:
Celastraceae (Magnoliophyta)
Celastraceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Celastraceae
Celastraceae
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:
Bittersweet Family
Bittersweet Family
Description:
Number of genera: 50
Number of species: 800
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is pantropical with a lesser number of genera and species in temperate regions. The largest genus by far is Euonymus, with more than 200 species, more or less cosmopolitan, but best developed in southeast Asia.
Number of genera: 50
Number of species: 800
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is pantropical with a lesser number of genera and species in temperate regions. The largest genus by far is Euonymus, with more than 200 species, more or less cosmopolitan, but best developed in southeast Asia.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Celastraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Celastraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.