Celastraceae
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Description
1400 spp
Growing form
Trees, shrubs, climbers (the family includes also >50 spp. of herbs but none of them is tropical)
Leaf
Leaves alternate or opposite; simple; often ±serrate margin; small or no stipule. Serrate opposite lvs in a vine, ±unique combination. Twigs often angled from the petioles downwards and zig-zagging, green
Flower
(2-)4-5 sepals, (2-)4-5 petals; (2-)3-5 stamens. Bisexual, monoecious or dioecious. Ovary superior (part-inferior)
Fruit and seed
Fruit an achene, capsule, samara, berry or drupe, seeds often with a showy aril
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Celastraceae
Author
R. Br.
Vernacular names
- kelasköynnöskasvit (Finnish)
- benvedsväxter (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.41728
Taxon rank
family
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa