The Celastraceae, also known as the staff-vine or bittersweet family, are a family of 99 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines), Euonymus (the spindles), Maytenus and Stackhousia widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Of the 99 currently recognized genera of the family Celastraceae, 19 are native to Madagascar and these include at least 57 currently recognized species. Six of these 19 genera (Brexiella, Evonymopsis, Hartogiopsis, Polycardia, Ptelidium, and Salvadoropsis) are endemic to Madagascar.
Genera 99 genera are accepted by Plants of the World Online :
Acanthothamnus Allocassine Anthodon Apatophyllum Apodostigma Arnicratea Bequaertia Brassiantha Brexia Brexiella Campylostemon Canotia – crucifixion thorn Cassine Catha – khat Celastrus – staff vine or staff tree Cheiloclinium Crossopetalum Cuervea Denhamia Dicarpellum Dinghoua Elachyptera Elaeodendron Empleuridium Euonymus – spindle Evonymopsis Fraunhofera Glyptopetalum Goniodiscus Gyminda Gymnosporia Hartogiopsis Haydenoxylon Hedraianthera Helictonema Hexaspora Hippocratea Hylenaea Hypsophila Kokoona Lauridia Lepuropetalon Loeseneriella Lophopetalum Lydenburgia Macgregoria Marijordaania Maurocenia Maytenus – mayten Menepetalum Microtropis Monimopetalum Mortonia Mystroxylon Nicobariodendron Orthosphenia Parnassia Paxistima Peripterygia Peritassa Plagiopteron Platypterocarpus Plenckia Pleurostylia Polycardia Pottingeria Prionostemma Pristimera Psammomoya Pseudosalacia Ptelidium Pterocelastrus Putterlickia Quetzalia Reissantia Robsonodendron Rzedowskia Salacia Salacighia Salaciopsis Salvadoropsis Sarawakodendron Schaefferia Semialarium Simicratea Siphonodon Stackhousia Tetrasiphon Thyrsosalacia Tontelea Torralbasia Tripterococcus Tripterygium Tristemonanthus Trochantha Wilczekra Wimmeria Xylonymus Zinowiewia
Fossil genera †Celastrinites
References
University of Maryland: Cronquist Family Synonymy for Celastraceae