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Hippocrateaceae
Hippocrateaceae Juss. previously consisted of about 150 tropical and subtropical species of shrubs and lianes, and is now included in the family Celastraceae. Formerly it comprised the following genera: * '' Anthodon'' * '' Apodostigma'' * '' Arnicratea'' * '' Baequaertia'' * '' Campylostemon'' * '' Cheiloclinium'' * ''Cuervea'' * '' Elachyptera'' * '' Helictonema'' * ''Hippocratea'' * '' Hylenaea'' * '' Loeseneriella'' * ''Peritassa'' * '' Prionostemma'' * '' Pristimera'' * ''Reissantia ''Reissantia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastr ...'' * '' Salacia'' * '' Salacighia'' * '' Salaciopsis'' * '' Semialarium'' * '' Simicratea'' * '' Simirestis'' * '' Thyrsosalacia'' * '' Tontelea'' * '' Tristemonanthus'' Celastraceae Rosid families Historically recognized angiosperm families ...
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Anthodon (plant Genus)
''Anthodon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae.Mark P. Simmons. 2004. "Celastraceae" pages 29-64. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol. VI. Springer-Verlag: Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany. It comprises two species of large woody vinesAlbert C. Smith. 1940.Anthodon pages 418-423. In:The American Species of Hippocrateaceae ''Brittonia'' 3(3):341-555. native to Central America and northern and Amazonian South America.Anne R.A. Görts-van Rijn and Alberta M.W. Mennega. 1994. "Hippocrateaceae" monograph 110, pages 3-81. In: Anne R.A. Görts-van Rijn (editor). ''Flora of the Guianas'' volume 16. Koeltz Scientific Books: Czech Republic. They are scattered throughout most of the Neotropics, but are not common in any part of their range. They grow in wet forests from 100 m to 900 m in elevation. There is no known use of these vines by humans. Description ''Anthodon'' is a large liana. Its leaves are opposite or subopposit ...
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Salacia Lehmbachii Aurantiaca0
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Varro, and is positively affirmed by Seneca, Augustine and Servius. She is identified with the Greek goddess Amphitrite, consort of Poseidon. The god Neptune wanted to marry Salacia, but she was in great awe of her distinguished suitor, and to preserve her virginity, with grace and celerity she managed to glide out of his sight, and hid from him in the Atlantic Ocean. The grieving Neptune sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to return and share his throne. Salacia agreed to marry Neptune and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens, where he now forms a well known constellation Delphinus. Salacia is represented as a beautiful nymph, crowned with seaw ...
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Prionostemma (plant)
''Prionostemma'' is a large genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species. Name The name is combined from Ancient Greek ''skleros'' "hard" and ''soma'' "body". (2007): Sclerosomatidae. Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 127ff ... from Mexico, Central America, and South America. Species * '' Prionostemma acentrus'' Forster, 1954 * '' Prionostemma acuminatus'' * '' Prionostemma albimanum'' Roewer, 1912 * '' Prionostemma albipalpe'' (Banks, 1898) * '' Prionostemma albofasciatum'' (F.O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) * '' Prionostemma andinum'' Roewer, 1953 * '' Prionostemma arredoresium'' Roewer, 1953 * '' Prionostemma atrorubrum'' Roewer, 1912 * '' Prionostemma aureum'' Roewer, 1928 * '' Prionostemma aureolituratum'' Roewer, 1953 * '' Prionostemma aureomaculatum'' H.E.M.Soares, 1970 * '' Prionostemma aureopictum'' Roewer, 1953 * '' Prionostemma azulanum'' Roewer, 1953 * '' Prionostemma ba ...
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Tristemonanthus
''Tristemonanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropi .... Species: * '' Tristemonanthus mildbraedianus'' Loes. * '' Tristemonanthus nigrisilvae'' (N.Hallé) N.Hallé References {{Taxonbar, from=Q16218160 Celastraceae Celastrales genera ...
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Tontelea
''Tontelea'' is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. Species Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ... as of January 2023: *'' Tontelea attenuata'' *'' Tontelea congestiflora'' *'' Tontelea corcovadensis'' *'' Tontelea coriacea'' *'' Tontelea corymbosa'' *'' Tontelea cylindrocarpa'' *'' Tontelea emarginata'' *'' Tontelea fuliginea'' *'' Tontelea hondurensis'' *'' Tontelea lanceolata'' *'' Tontelea laxiflora'' *'' Tontelea leptophylla'' *'' Tontelea martiana'' *'' Tontelea mauritioides'' *'' Tontelea micrantha'' *'' Tontelea miersii'' *'' Tontelea passiflora'' *'' Tontelea sandwithii'' *'' Tontelea tenuicula'' References Celastrales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{ ...
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Thyrsosalacia
''Thyrsosalacia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropi .... Species: * '' Thyrsosalacia nematobrachion'' Loes. * '' Thyrsosalacia pararacemosa'' N.Hallé * '' Thyrsosalacia racemosa'' (Loes. ex Harms) N.Hallé * '' Thyrsosalacia viciifolia'' N.Hallé References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9087507 Celastraceae Celastrales genera ...
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Simicratea
''Simicratea'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf .... The only species is ''Simicratea welwitschii''. Its native range is Tropical Africa. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q16218148, from2=Q9077488 Celastraceae Celastrales genera Monotypic rosid genera ...
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Semialarium
''Semialarium'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf .... Its native range is Mexico to Southern Tropical America. Species: *'' Semialarium mexicanum'' *'' Semialarium paniculatum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3755497 Celastraceae Celastrales genera ...
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Salaciopsis
''Salaciopsis'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Celastraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ... in the Pacific and contains six species.Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221. https://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2012n2a1 List of species * '' Salaciopsis glomerata'' * '' Salaciopsis longistyla'' * '' Salaciopsis megaphylla'' * '' Salaciopsis neocaledonica'' * '' Salaciopsis sparsifolia'' * '' Salaciopsis tiwakae'' References Celastraceae Celastrales genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia {{Celastraceae-stub ...
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Salacighia
''Salacighia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf .... Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Uganda. Species: *'' Salacighia letestuana'' *'' Salacighia linderi'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9072768 Celastraceae Celastrales genera ...
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Salacia (plant)
''Salacia'' is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. They are woody climbers naturally found in tropical regions. Several species in this genus have been used in traditional medicine, such as the Ayurvedic system from India. The chemical constituents of root bark include polyphenols such as salacinol, kotalanol, and mangiferin. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following species: *'' Salacia acevedoi'' *'' Salacia adolphi-friderici'' *'' Salacia agasthiamalana'' *'' Salacia alata'' *'' Salacia alveolata'' *'' Salacia alwynii'' *'' Salacia amplectens'' *'' Salacia amplifolia'' *'' Salacia aneityensis'' *'' Salacia annettae'' *''Salacia arborea'' *'' Salacia arenicola'' *'' Salacia aurantiaca'' *'' Salacia bangalensis'' *''Salacia beddomei'' *''Salacia belingana'' *''Salacia blepharophora'' *''Salacia brunoniana'' *''Salacia bussei'' *''Salacia caillei'' *''Salacia callensii'' *''Salacia caloneura'' *''Salacia capitulata'' *''Sala ...
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