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Celastraceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Celastraceae R. Brown. Common name: Bittersweet Family.

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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).

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References: Brizicky (1964a); Ma, Ball, & Levin (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Simmons In Kubitzki et al. (2004). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Celastraceae© Scott Ward | Celastrus | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Celastraceae© Keith Bradley | Crossopetalum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Celastraceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Euonymus
image #4 of Celastraceae© Gary P. Fleming | Paxistima | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Celastraceae© Jay Horn | Hippocratea source
image #6 of Celastraceae© Scott Ward | Celastrus scandens | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Celastraceae© Gary P. Fleming | Celastrus orbiculatus | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Celastraceae© Gary P. Fleming | Celastrus | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Celastraceae© Joey Shaw | Euonymus source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Celastraceae© Keith Bradley | Euonymus

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