Celastraceae Family — Genera & Species
Celastraceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 235 species in 68 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Celastraceae species
Cape Jasmine
Allocassine laurifolia
Mahomed DesaiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Anthodon panamensis
chelina batistaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
AI generated
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
axleymCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Bushy Denhamia
Denhamia fasciculiflora
Thomas MesaglioCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
False olive
Elaeodendron laneanum
Alison CopelandCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Oriental Olivewood
Elaeodendron orientale
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei
AI generated
Broadleaf Spindle
Euonymus latifolius
SokratisCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Dwarf Spindle
Euonymus nanus
Oleksandr ShynderCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Broadleaf Gyminda
Gyminda latifolia
Mario GuzmánCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Gymnosporia cassinoides
fmunozCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Genera in the Celastraceae family
- Euonymus39 species · e.g. Wintercreeper
- Maytenus30 species
- Microtropis14 species
- Gymnosporia13 species
- Lophopetalum10 species
- Stackhousia10 species · e.g. Tiny Stackhousia
- Kokoona9 species
- Denhamia8 species · e.g. Bushy Denhamia
- Elaeodendron8 species · e.g. False olive
- Parnassia6 species · e.g. Wild Ginger Grass of Parnassus
- Salacia6 species · e.g. Kothala himbutu
- Glyptopetalum5 species
- Wimmeria5 species · e.g. Pointed Wimmeria
- Gyminda4 species · e.g. Broadleaf Gyminda
- Zinowiewia4 species
- Cassine3 species
- Celastrus3 species · e.g. Oriental Bittersweet
- Tripterygium3 species · e.g. Regel's Threewingnut
- Anthodon2 species
- Hypsophila2 species
- Paxistima2 species · e.g. Canby's Paxistima
- Pterocelastrus2 species · e.g. Spiny candlewood
- Siphonodon2 species
- Acanthothamnus1 species
- Allocassine1 species · e.g. Cape Jasmine
- Apatophyllum1 species
- Apodostigma1 species · e.g. Pale Apodostigma
- Bequaertia1 species · e.g. Cape honeysuckle
- Brassiantha1 species
- Canotia1 species · e.g. Crucifixion Thorn
- Catha1 species · e.g. Khat
- Crossopetalum1 species · e.g. Hollyleaf Crossopetalum
- Dinghoua1 species
- Fraunhofera1 species
- Goniodiscus1 species
- Hartogiopsis1 species
- Hedraianthera1 species
- Helictonema1 species
- Hexaspora1 species
- Hylenaea1 species
- Lepuropetalon1 species
- Loeseneriella1 species
- Lydenburgia1 species
- Macgregoria1 species
- Monimopetalum1 species
- Mortonia1 species · e.g. Utah Mortonia
- Nicobariodendron1 species
- Orthosphenia1 species
- Peripterygia1 species
- Peritassa1 species
- Plagiopteron1 species · e.g. Sweet Plagiopteron
- Platypterocarpus1 species
- Pleurostylia1 species
- Pottingeria1 species
- Prionostemma1 species
- Psammomoya1 species
- Pseudosalacia1 species
- Robsonodendron1 species · e.g. coastal rosemary
- Rzedowskia1 species
- Salvadoropsis1 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.