Genus: 1 species.
Region: southeast Asia, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand.
Habitat: mountainous.
TaxonomyIt had long been thought to belong in the order
Celastrales. In a phylogenetic study Pottingeria was found to be a member of the
Celastrales, in a clade with
Parnassiaceae, Pottingeria, Mortonia, Quetzalia and Zinowiewia. The
Apg3 classification expanded
Celastraceae to include all above members.
BotanySmall tree or large shrub.