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
  • Salacia
  • Salacighia
  • Salaciopsis
  • Semialarium
  • Simicratea
  • Simirestis
  • Thyrsosalacia
  • Tontelea
  • Tristemonanthus
Fruit of Salacia lehmbachii, formerly placed in Hippocrateaceae


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