Celastraceae

  • Family

    Celastraceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Celastraceae

  • Common Names

    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.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Celastraceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.