Celastraceae

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Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl.

Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl.

Gymnosporia tenuispina (Sond.) Szyszyl.

Gymnosporia tenuispina is a Southern African spiny shrub or small tree in the Celastraceae family native to parts of southern Africa.

Maytenus boaria Molina

Maytenus boaria Molina

Maytenus boaria Molina

Maytenus boaria Molina is a tree species with multiple uses, naturalized as an invasive in New Zealand and planted widely elsewhere.

Mortonia utahensis (Coville ex A.Gray) J.Nelson

Mortonia utahensis (Coville ex A.Gray) J.Nelson

Mortonia utahensis (Coville ex A.Gray) J.Nelson

Mortonia utahensis, or Utah mortonia, is a broomlike flowering shrub native to the southwestern United States.

Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Paxistima myrsinites is a low evergreen shrub that provides food for wildlife and has been used by Native Americans for medicine and ceremony.

Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp.

Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp.

Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Walp.

Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, or candlewood, is a South African indigenous tree or shrub cultivated for ornament and hedging.

Stackhousia monogyna Labill.

Stackhousia monogyna Labill.

Stackhousia monogyna Labill.

Stackhousia monogyna, creamy stackhousia, is a common Australian perennial herb with clustered pale flowers.

Stackhousia viminea Sm.

Stackhousia viminea Sm.

Stackhousia viminea Sm.

Slender Stackhousia (Stackhousia viminea Sm.) is a small endemic Australian flowering plant that grows to 70 cm tall.

Tricerma phyllanthoides (Benth.) Lundell

Tricerma phyllanthoides (Benth.) Lundell

Tricerma phyllanthoides (Benth.) Lundell

Tricerma phyllanthoides is a shrub with varied growth forms, red ariled seeds, and documented medicinal and landscaping uses.

Tripterococcus brunonis Endl.

Tripterococcus brunonis Endl.

Tripterococcus brunonis Endl.

Tripterococcus brunonis is the sole species of genus Tripterococcus in Celastraceae, a perennial shrub endemic to Western and Southwest Australia.

Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall.

Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall.

Euonymus hamiltonianus Wall.

Euonymus hamiltonianus is an ornamental spindle shrub or tree with distinct foliage, fruits, and isolated novel chemical compounds.

Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq.

Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq.

Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq.

The Korean spindle tree (Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq.) is a Celastraceae flowering shrub or small tree recommended for small gardens.

Euonymus carnosus Hemsl.

Euonymus carnosus Hemsl.

Euonymus carnosus Hemsl.

Euonymus carnosus, the fleshy‑flowered spindletree, is an East Asian flowering plant that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth.

Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth.

Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth.

Euonymus laxiflorus is a Celastraceae plant species native to parts of Asia, also known by the synonym Euonymus paniculatus.

Paxistima canbyi A.Gray

Paxistima canbyi A.Gray

Paxistima canbyi A.Gray

Paxistima canbyi A.Gray (Canby's mountain-lover) is a rare small evergreen shrub native to the Appalachian Region of the eastern US.

Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Celastrus paniculatus is a deciduous woody liana native to India, with seed oil used in Indian traditional medicine.

Maytenus magellanica (Lam.) Hook.fil.

Maytenus magellanica (Lam.) Hook.fil.

Maytenus magellanica (Lam.) Hook.fil.

Maytenus magellanica is a hardy Patagonian shrub grown as an ornamental introduced to the Faroe Islands.

Maytenus disticha (Hook.fil.) Urb.

Maytenus disticha (Hook.fil.) Urb.

Maytenus disticha (Hook.fil.) Urb.

Maytenus disticha is a flowering shrub in the Celastraceae family native to Chile and Argentina, one of four native Chilean Maytenus species.

Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata Sieber ex Spreng.

Stackhousia spathulata, or coast Stackhousia, is a small Celastraceae species found in sandy habitats of southeastern Australia.

Stackhousia subterranea W.R.Barker

Stackhousia subterranea W.R.Barker

Stackhousia subterranea W.R.Barker

Stackhousia subterranea is a perennial herb in the Celastraceae family found in three Australian states.

Crossopetalum ilicifolium (Poir.) Kuntze

Crossopetalum ilicifolium (Poir.) Kuntze

Crossopetalum ilicifolium (Poir.) Kuntze

Crossopetalum ilicifolium is a Celastraceae plant species known as Christmasberry, distributed across parts of the Caribbean and Florida, USA.

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.

Schaefferia frutescens (Florida-boxwood) is a flowering evergreen shrub or small tree native to tropical Americas.

Siphonodon australis Benth.

Siphonodon australis Benth.

Siphonodon australis Benth.

Siphonodon australis Benth. is a tree native to northeastern Australia that grows in drier rainforest and monsoon forest.

Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell.

Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell.

Elaeodendron melanocarpum F.Muell.

Elaeodendron melanocarpum is a plant that grows as a shrub or small tree, with fruits similar to olives that give it common olive-related names.

Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.

Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.

Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.

Elaeodendron is a Celastraceae flowering plant genus with 40 species native to tropical regions across multiple continents.

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