Celastrus, commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is the type genus of the family Celastraceae; it contains over 40 species of shrubs and vines, which have a wide distribution in East Asia, Australasia, Africa, and the Americas.

The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera [3] and 1,350 species [4] 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 ) and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia ...

2015年6月1日 · The Celastraceae consists of about 60 genera (10 native to the U.S.) and 850 species of trees, shrubs and often woody climbers. The leaves are simple (not compound), most commonly are alternately attached to their branches, but sometimes are oppositely attached.

staff tree, common name for some temperate members of the Celastraceae, a family of trees and shrubs (many of them climbing forms), widely distributed except in polar regions. These plants typically bear small greenish flowers and have seeds with brightly colored (often orange or scarlet) coats that are exposed when the mature seed pod splits open.

Oriental Bittersweet, Round-leaved Staff Tree 【拉丁學名】 Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. 【科屬歸類】 衛矛科 Celastraceae， 南蛇藤屬 Celastrus 【植物形態】 落葉攀援灌木，高達3-8米。小枝圓柱形，灰褐色或暗褐色，有多數皮孔。

Identify plants and flowers of the Staff Tree family (Celastraceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.

staff tree, common name for some temperate members of the Celastraceae, a family of trees and shrubs (many of them climbing forms), widely distributed except in polar regions. These plants typically bear small greenish flowers and have seeds with brightly colored (often orange or scarlet) coats that are exposed when the mature seed pod splits open.

Plants in this family are woody shrubs, trees, and twin-ing vines. Leaves are simple, alternate or opposite. There are 55 genera and 850 species. Of interest...ornamentals: Catha (Cafta), Celas-trus (bittersweet), Elaeodendron, Euonymus alatus (burning bush), Gymnosporia, Maytenus, Pachystima, Tripterygium;furnituremaking:Euonymuseuropaeus

Staff-tree Family (Celastraceae). In: Botany Illustrated. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28875-9_102. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative.

Celastrus scandens L.(Climbing Bittersweet, American bittersweet, Staffvine, Waxwork, Shrubby Bittersweet, Climbing Staff-tree, False Bittersweet, Oriental Bittersweet, Birdberries). Family Celastraceae. Genus Celastrus. 'World flora