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Celastraceae
	Celastrus orbiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae; R.Br.
Genera
	About 90-100 genera, including:; Cassine – ; Catha – Khat; Celastrus – Staff vine or Staff tree; Euonymus – Spindle; Maytenus – Maiten; Mortonia – Mortonia; Paxistima; Putterlickia; Tripterygium

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The Celastraceae (or staff vine family; syn. Canotiaceae, Chingithamnaceae, Euonymaceae, Goupiaceae, Lophopyxidaceae, and Siphonodontaceae in Cronquist system), is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines) and Euonymus (the spindles) widespread in temperate climates.

References

University of Maryland: Cronquist Family Synonymy for Celastraceae

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-The '''Celastraceae''' (or '''[[staff vine]]''' family; [[synonymy|syn.]] Canotiaceae, Chingithamnaceae, Euonymaceae, Goupiaceae, Lophopyxidaceae, and Siphonodontaceae in [[Cronquist system]]), is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of [[vine]]s, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s, belonging to the order [[Celastrales]]. The great majority of the genera are [[tropical]], with only ''Celastrus'' (the [[staff vine]]s) and ''Euonymus'' (the [[spindle (shrub)|spindles]]) widespread in [[temperate]] climates.
+The '''Celastraceae''' (or '''[[staff vine]]''' family; [[synonymy|syn.]] Canotiaceae, Chingithamnaceae, Euonymaceae, Goupiaceae, Lophopyxidaceae, and Siphonodontaceae in [[Cronquist system]]), is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of [[vine]]s, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s, belonging to the order [[Celastrales]]. The great majority of the [[genera]] are [[tropical]], with only ''Celastrus'' (the [[staff vine]]s) and ''Euonymus'' (the [[spindle (shrub)|spindles]]) widespread in [[temperate]] climates.
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