Celastraceae R. Brown. Bittersweet Family.
A family of about 100 genera and 1400 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics. The subfamily classification follows Simmons, Lombardi, & Biral (2023).
Ref: Brizicky (1964a); Ma, Ball, & Levin (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Simmons In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Simmons, Lombardi, & Biral (2023). Show full citations.
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© Scott Ward | Celastrus | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Crossopetalum | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Euonymus | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Paxistima | Original Image ⭷
© Jay Horn | Hippocratea source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Celastrus scandens | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Celastrus orbiculatus | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Celastrus | Original Image ⭷
© Joey Shaw | Euonymus source | Original Image ⭷
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