Monotypic Celastrales genera

genus of plants

genus of plants

Hedraianthera is a genus of a sole recognised species of shrubs or small trees endemic to Australia from the family Celastraceae.

Nicobariodendron is a genus in the family Celastraceae, with only one species, Nicobariodendron sleumeri, a tree with simple, alternately set, entire leaves, small flowers and single seed fleshy fruits. It is only known from the Nicobar Islands of India.

Tripterococcus brunonis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a perennial or shrub endemic to Western and Southwest Australia. It is the sole species in genus Tripterococcus.

Plagiopteron suaveolens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Celastraceae. It is a climbing shrub or liana native to southeastern China (southwestern Guangxi), Indo-China, and Assam. It is the sole species in genus Plagiopteron.

genus of plants

Monimopetalum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. The only species is Monimopetalum chinense.

Helictonema is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. The only species is Helictonema velutinum, a liana native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea through west and west-central Africa to Uganda.

Sarawakodendron is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. The sole species in the genus is Sarawakodendron filamentosum, a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sarawak.

Lepuropetalon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae containing only one species, Lepuropetalon spathulatum. It is a winter annual that is most abundant in eastern Texas and western Louisiana. From there, it occurs sporadically southward into Mexico, and eastward through the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain, and rarely in the Piedmont Plateau, to North Carolina. It has a disjunct distribution. In addition to the area mentioned above, it is also found in Uruguay and central Chile.

Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.

Salvadoropsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. It only contains one known species, Salvadoropsis arenicola.