Celastraceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Celastrales Celastraceae
Catha edulis Forssk.

Catha edulis Forssk.

Catha edulis Forssk.

Catha edulis (khat) is an evergreen shrub/tree cultivated as a stimulant, with longstanding use in the Horn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula.

Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.

Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.

Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.

Gymnosporia heterophylla, common spike-thorn, is a small deciduous African tree widely used as an effective security hedge.

Gymnosporia cassinoides (L'Hér.) Masf.

Gymnosporia cassinoides (L'Hér.) Masf.

Gymnosporia cassinoides (L'Hér.) Masf.

Gymnosporia cassinoides is a conservation-dependent Celastraceae flowering shrub or tree endemic to the Canary Islands.

Hedraianthera porphyropetala F.Muell.

Hedraianthera porphyropetala F.Muell.

Hedraianthera porphyropetala F.Muell.

Hedraianthera is a monotypic Australian genus of Celastraceae, with the single species H. porphyropetala.

Loeseneriella barbata (F.Muell.) C.T.White

Loeseneriella barbata (F.Muell.) C.T.White

Loeseneriella barbata (F.Muell.) C.T.White

Loeseneriella barbata, the knot vine, is a woody vine found in two separate populations in eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales.

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.fil.

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.fil.

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.fil.

Tripterygium wilfordii is a medicinal vine with promoted uses not recommended due to safety issues, and its bark extracts have long been used as insecticide in China.

Denhamia silvestris (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia silvestris (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia silvestris (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia silvestris is a woody plant, usually a small shrub, that sometimes grows into a larger tree with distinctive coloured bark.

Denhamia bilocularis (F.Muell.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia bilocularis (F.Muell.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia bilocularis (F.Muell.) M.P.Simmons

Orangebark (Denhamia bilocularis) is an endemic eastern Australian tree that grows in dry rainforest and eucalypt forest.

Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii is an Australian-endemic shrub that grows up to 6m tall, found across northern Australia in savanna and open forests.

Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.

Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.

Pterocelastrus echinatus N.E.Br.

Pterocelastrus echinatus is a small Southern African tree with historically useful wood that hosts several geometrid moth species.

Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer

Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer

Robsonodendron maritimum (Bolus) R.H.Archer

Robsonodendron maritimum is a small evergreen tree native to coastal South Africa, with bisexual flowers.

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