Family CN: Bittersweet Family Family Code: CELAST Family Parent: [in CELASTRALES] Family Authority: R. Brown 1814 Summary: A family of ca. 98 genera and ca. 1200 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Reference: Brizicky (1964); Simmons in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1