Family · Rosids
Achariaceae
Chaulmoogra
Chaulmoogra family: tropical plants including the source of chaulmoogra oil, historically used to treat leprosy.
- Accepted species
- 180accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 32accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈65 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Hydnocarpus (chaulmoogra)
- Kiggelaria
- Acharia
Genera
Hydnocarpus45 spp.
Ryparosa25 spp.
Erythrospermum18 spp.
Lindackeria14 spp.
Carpotroche13 spp.
Caloncoba10 spp.
Dasylepis6 spp.
Mayna6 spp.
Prockiopsis5 spp.
Xylotheca4 spp.
Camptostylus3 spp.
Poggea3 spp.
Scottellia3 spp.
Trichadenia3 spp.
Buchnerodendron2 spp.
Kuhlmanniodendron2 spp.
Mocquerysia2 spp.
Rawsonia2 spp.
Acharia1 spp.
Baileyoxylon1 spp.
Ceratiosicyos1 spp.
Chiangiodendron1 spp.
Chlorocarpa1 spp.
Eleutherandra1 spp.
Grandidiera1 spp.
Guthriea1 spp.
Gynocardia1 spp.
Kiggelaria1 spp.
Pangium1 spp.
Peterodendron1 spp.
Salpingifera1 spp.
Scaphocalyx1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical79
- Africa70
- Southern America28
- Northern America4
- Asia-Temperate3
- Australasia3
- Pacific2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Achariaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
- EuphorbiaceaeSpurges, poinsettia, cassava, rubber6,587
- Phyllanthaceaeleaf-flowers2,106
- SalicaceaeWillows, poplars, aspen1,621
- MalpighiaceaeAcerola, barbados cherry1,496
- ViolaceaeViolets, pansies1,309
- PassifloraceaePassionflowers1,083
- ClusiaceaeMangosteen, St John's wort allies910
- OchnaceaeMickey Mouse plant646
- HypericaceaeSt John's wort639
- ChrysobalanaceaeCoco plum548
- Calophyllaceae438
- PodostemaceaeRiverweeds363
- LinaceaeFlax284
- ErythroxylaceaeCoca283
- Putranjivaceae224
- Dichapetalaceaepoison leaf210
- RhizophoraceaeMangroves155
- Peraceae107
- Picrodendraceae98
- Humiriaceae67
- ElatinaceaeWaterworts59
- RafflesiaceaeCorpse flower (Rafflesia)50
- Bonnetiaceae38
- Trigoniaceae33