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. includes:

  1. Celastrus aculeatus <small>Merr.</small>
  2. Celastrus angulatus <small>Maxim.</small>
  3. Celastrus australis <small>Harv. & F.Muell.</small> – Australian staff vine
  4. Celastrus caseariifolius <small>Lundell</small>
  5. Celastrus cuneatus <small>(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao</small>
  6. Celastrus flagellaris <small>Rupr.</small>
  7. Celastrus franchetianus <small>Loes.</small>
  8. Celastrus gemmatus <small>Loes.</small>
  9. Celastrus glaucophyllus <small>Rehder & E.H.Wilson</small>
  10. Celastrus grenadensis <small>Urb.</small>
  11. Celastrus hindsii <small>Benth.</small>
  12. Celastrus hirsutus <small>H.F.Comber</small>
  13. Celastrus homaliifolius <small>P.S.Hsu</small>
  14. Celastrus hookeri <small>Prain</small>
  15. Celastrus hypoleucoides <small>P.L.Chiu</small>
  16. Celastrus hypoleucus <small>(Oliv.) Warb. ex Loes.</small>
  17. Celastrus kusanoi <small>Hayata</small>
  18. Celastrus lenticellatus <small>Lundell</small>
  19. Celastrus madagascariensis <small>Loes.</small>
  20. Celastrus membranifolius <small>Prain</small>
  21. Celastrus microcarpus <small>D.Don</small>
  22. Celastrus monospermoides <small>Loes.</small>
  23. Celastrus monospermus <small>Roxb.</small>
  24. Celastrus novoguineensis <small>Merr. & L.M.Perry</small>
  25. Celastrus oblanceifolius <small>Chen H.Wang & P.C.Tsoong</small>
  26. Celastrus obovatifolius <small>X.Y.Mu & Z.X.Zhang</small>
  27. Celastrus orbiculatus <small>Thunb.</small> – Oriental bittersweet
  28. Celastrus panamensis <small>Lundell</small>
  29. Celastrus paniculatus <small>Willd.</small> – black oil plant, climbing staff tree, or intellect tree
  30. Celastrus pringlei <small>Rose</small>
  31. Celastrus punctatus <small>Thunb.</small>
  32. Celastrus richii <small>A.Gray</small>
  33. Celastrus rosthornianus <small>Loes.</small>
  34. Celastrus rugosus <small>Rehder & E.H.Wilson</small>
  35. Celastrus scandens <small>L.</small> – American bittersweet
  36. Celastrus stephanotiifolius <small>(Makino) Makino</small>
  37. Celastrus stylosus <small>Wall.</small>
  38. Celastrus subspicatus <small>Hook.</small>
  39. Celastrus tonkinensis <small>Pit.</small>
  40. Celastrus vaniotii <small>(H.Lév.) Rehder</small>
  41. Celastrus virens <small>(F.T.Wang & T.Tang) C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao</small>
  42. Celastrus vulcanicola <small>Donn.Sm.</small>
  43. Celastrus yuloensis <small>X.Y.Mu</small>
  44. Celastrus zhejiangensis <small>P.L.Chiu, G.Y.Li & Z.H.Chen</small>

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