Celastraceae

family of flowering plants
Taxon taxon Q135336
Celastraceae
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Celastraceae

Summary

Celastraceae is a taxon[1]. Celastraceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Celastraceae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Celastraceae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Celastraceae belongs to the parent taxon eurosids I[5].
  • Celastraceae is classified within Sapindales[6].
  • Celastraceae is classified within Celastrales[7].
  • Celastraceae's scientific name is Celastraceae[8].
  • Celastraceae's Commons category is recorded as Celastraceae[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Celastraceae is Celastrus[10].
  • Celastraceae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Celastraceae[11].
  • Celastraceae's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 45(3)[12].
  • Celastraceae's taxon synonym is recorded as Lepuropetalaceae[13].
  • Celastraceae's taxon synonym is recorded as Parnassiaceae[14].
  • Celastraceae's taxon synonym is recorded as Pottingeriaceae[15].
  • Celastraceae's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=235[16].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حرابية'}[17].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'Celastracees'}[18].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Gərməşovkimilər'}[19].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Чашкодрянови'}[20].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Celastràcia'}[21].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jesencovité'}[22].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Benved-familien'}[23].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Spindelbaumgewächse'}[24].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bittersweet Family'}[25].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Staff Vine Family'}[26].
  • Celastraceae is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Celastracoj'}[27].

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Classification

Celastraceae's scientific name is Celastraceae[8]. Celastraceae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include eurosids I[5], Sapindales[6], and Celastrales[7]. The taxonomic type of Celastraceae is Celastrus[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حرابية'}[17], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'Celastracees'}[18], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Gərməşovkimilər'}[19], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Чашкодрянови'}[20], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Celastràcia'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jesencovité'}[22].

Identifiers

Celastraceae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4305[28]. Celastraceae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4241[29]. Celastraceae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6715[30]. Celastraceae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27937[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Celastraceae include 8856 Celastrus[32], an asteroid[33].

Why It Matters

Celastraceae ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month, #1,553 of 195,241).[2] Celastraceae has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Celastraceae is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Celastraceae include 8856 Celastrus[32], an asteroid[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . An ordinal classification for the families of flowering plants. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien (ed. 9). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank family
    Has fruit type capsule, berry
    Uses CAM photosynthesis
    Taxonomic type Celastrus
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