Celastraceae

153 species

Woody plants including spindle trees; some species have edible fruits or seeds.

Brexia madagascariensis

Madagascar brexia

Cassine aethiopica

Cape cherry, Kooboo-berry

Cassine buchananii

Edible: Fruit, Poisonous, Leaves burnt for salt

Small-leaved saffron

Edible: Flowers - spice

Cassine matabelicum

Edible: Wood - spice, Fruit

Cassine orientalis

Olive-wood, False olive

Edible: Leaves - tea

Cassine papillosa

Cassine peragua

Cassine schinoides

Cassine xylocarpa

Arabian tea tree, Bushman’s tea, Khat

Edible: Leaves - tea, Caution, Fruit

Celastrus dependens

Edible: Flowers, Oil

Celastrus flagellaris

Celastrus orbiculatus

Oriental bittersweet

Celastrus paniculatus

Black-oil tree, Intellect tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flowers

Celastrus scandens

American bittersweet, Climbing bittersweet

Edible: Bark, Shoots

Cheiloclinium cognatum

Edible: Fruit, Aril

Cheiloclinium corcovadensis

Cheiloclinium serratum

Cuervea kappleriana

Denhamia obscura

Emu tucker, Weeping Denhamia

Elaeodendron australe

Red Olive-berry, Red Olive-plum, Scarlet Olive-wood

Edible: Fruit ?

Elaeodendron buchananii

Edible: Poisonous, Fruit ?, Leaves - medicine

Elaeodendron glaucum

Edible: Leaves - tea, Root

Elaeodendron matabelicum

Condiment cassine

Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum

Elaeodendron sphaerophyllum

Elaeodendron transvaalense

Transvaal saffronwood, Three-petalled cassine

Elaeodendron xylocarpum

Marble tree, Olive wood

Euonymus alatus

Winged spindle tree, Cork bush, Winged Euonymus, Burning bush

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Stem - tea, Caution

Euonymus alatus apterus

Winged Spindle Tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Euonymus alatus subsp. apterus

Winged spindle tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Tea, Caution

Euonymus atropurpureus

Burning-bush Euonymus, Spindle tree, Eastern wahoo, Indian arrow-wood

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Euonymus carnosus

Fleshy flowered spindletree

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Euonymus europaeus

Edible: Seeds - dye, Manna, Caution

Euonymus gibber

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Euonymus hamiltonianus

Yeddo euonymus, Hamilton's spindletree

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus hamiltonianus maackii - (Rupr.)Komar.

Euonymus hamiltonianus sieboldianus - (Blume.)Hara.

Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. sieboldianus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Caution

Euonymus japonicus

Japanese spindle tree, Evergreen spindle tree

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus maackii

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus macropterus

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus miyakei

Euonymus oxyphyllus

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus sachalinensis

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Euonymus tanakae

Euonymus thunbergianus

Gymnosporia arbutifolia

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Gymnosporia heterophylla

Spike thorn tree

Edible: Fruit, Roots

Gymnosporia obscura

Gymnosporia senegalensis

Confetti spikethorn, Red spikethorn

Gymnosporia serrata

Edible: Leaves, Medicine

Hippocratea africana

African paddle-pod

Edible: Root - drink, Fruit

Hippocratea volubilis

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil, Fruit

Hylenaea comosa

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Lauridia tetragona

Bob-cherry, Climbing saffronwood

Loeseneriella africana

African paddle-pod

Edible: Bark - tea

Loeseneriella clematoides

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Lophopetalum wallichii

Lophopyxis maingayi

Edible: Stem chewed - drink

Maurocenia frangularia

Hottentot's cherry, Bittersweet cherry

Maytenus acuminata

Edible: Fruit, Roots

Maytenus boaria

Edible: Seeds - oil, Leaves

Maytenus cunninghamii

Yellowberry bush

Maytenus ebenifolia

Maytenus krukovii

Edible: Bark - liqueurs, Bark - flavouring

Maytenus laevis

Edible: Medicine

Maytenus macrocarpa

Edible: Bark - flavouring, Buds, Seeds - oil

Maytenus marcanii

Maytenus mossambicensis

Black forest spike-thorn

Maytenus obtusifolia

Blunt folia Maytenus

Maytenus robusta

Maytenus undata

South African holly, Koko tree

Edible: Bark - flavour, Fruit, Manna, Vegetable

Maytenus vitis-idaea

Fleshy leaf mayten

Edible: Stems - ashes salt, Fruit

Mystroxylon aethiopicum

Transvaal kooboo-berry

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Bark - drink

Parnassia wightiana

Paxistima myrsinites

Myrtle box-leaf, Mountain-lover

Peritassa calypsoides

Peritassa campestris

Bacupari, Bacupari-do-cerrado

Peritassa dulcis

Peritassa hatschbachii

Saputa pera, Shared pear

Peritassa laevigata

Gogo, Smooth peritassa

Edible: Fruit - aril

Peritassa mexiae

Peritassa peruviana

Peruvian peritassa

Platypterocarpus tanganyikensis

Edible: Leaves - masticatory

Prionostemma aspera

Reissantia cassinoides

Reissantia grahamii

Running straggler

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Reissantia indica

Salacia caillei

Edible: Fruit pulp

Salacia caloneura

Salacia chinensis

Lolly berry, Snotty Gobbles, Mangrove vine

Salacia cochinchinensis

Salacia columna

Salacia congolensis

Salacia cordata

Salacia cornifolia

Salacia crassifolia

Salacia elegans

Edible: Fruit, Seed

Thicket lemon-rope

Salacia flavescens

Salacia fruticosa

Salacia gerrardii

Forest lemon rope

Salacia gigantea

Salacia grandiflora

Salacia insignis

Salacia juruana

Salacia korthalsiana

Salacia kraussii

Salacia lehmbachii

Salacia leptoclada

Sand lemon rope

Salacia lomensis

Salacia luebbertii

Salacia macrophylla

Salacia macrosperma

Large-seeded salacia

Salacia madagascariensis

Salacia madagascariensis subsp. dentata

Salacia oblonga

Salacia oblongifolia

Salacia oliveriana

Salacia philippinensis

Salacia pynaertii

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Salacia pyriformioides

Salacia pyriformis

Salacia rehmannii

Salacia reticulata

Salacia roxburghii

Salacia salacioides

Salacia senegalensis

Salacia sessiliflora

Salacia staudtiana

Salacia stuhlmanniana

Salacia togoica

Salacia typhina

Salacia verrucosa

Salacia viminea

Edible: Aril, Seed layer, Fruit

Schaefferia cuneifolia

Siphonodon celastrineus

Ivory wood tree

Siphonodon membranaceus

Ivorywood, Icewood

Siphonodon pendulum

Tennis ball tree, Weeping Ivorywood

Tontelea attenuata

Tapering tontelea

Tontelea hondurensis

Honduras tontelea

Tontelea micrantha

Bacu Pari, Bacupari

Tontelea passiflora