Botanical Family · Celastrales
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
22 speciesOrder Celastrales8+ well-known plants
The Celastraceae family (Staff-Tree Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Celastrales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 22 species across 11 genera. Members range from trees to shrubs. Well-represented genera include Maytenus, Euonymus and Microtropis. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Ceylon Teak, Panicled Cassine and Arabian Tea.
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Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Ceylon TeakCassine glaucaPanicled CassineCassine paniculataArabian TeaCatha edulisBlack Oil Plant, Climbing Staff Plant, Intellect PlantCelastrus paniculatusBlack Oil Plant, Climbing Staff Plant, Intellect PlantCelastrus paniculatus subsp. aggregatusIndian Spindle TreeEuonymus indicusJapanese Spindle TreeEuonymus japonicusConfetti SpikethornGymnosporia montana
All 22 species in CELASTRACEAE
- Ceylon TeakCassine glauca
- Panicled CassineCassine paniculata
- Arabian TeaCatha edulis
- Black Oil Plant, Climbing Staff Plant, Intellect PlantCelastrus paniculatus
- Black Oil Plant, Climbing Staff Plant, Intellect PlantCelastrus paniculatus subsp. aggregatus
- Indian Spindle TreeEuonymus indicus
- Japanese Spindle TreeEuonymus japonicus
- Confetti SpikethornGymnosporia montana
- Spindle TreeLophopetalum wightianum
- Thorny Staff TreeMaytenus emarginata
- Broadleaf Redberry TreeMicrotropis latifolia
- Deccan Redberry TreeMicrotropis wallichiana
- Panakka TreePleurostylia opposita
- Bhesa indica
- Euonymus crenulatus
- Glyptopetalum grandiflorum
- Glyptopetalum lawsonii
- Maytenus heyneana
- Maytenus ovata
- Maytenus puberula
- Maytenus rothiana
- Microtropis stocksii
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