Celastrales

order of flowering plants

Celastrales is an order of flowering plants. They are found throughout the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species extending far into the temperate regions. There are about 1200 to 1350 species in about 100 genera. All but 7 of these genera are in the large family Celastraceae. Until recently, the composition of the order and its division into families varied greatly from one author to another.

Celastrales
Euonymus europaea, Celastraceae family
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Eurosids I
Order:
Celastrales

Families

Celastraceae (staff vine family)
Lepidobotryaceae