Family · Rosids

Akaniaceae

Tiny family of trees with pinnate leaves, disjunct between eastern Australia and eastern Asia.

Accepted species

2accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈17 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Akania
• Bretschneidera

Genera

• Akania1 spp.
• Bretschneidera1 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia1
• Asia-Temperate1
• Asia-Tropical1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Akaniaceae sits in the order Brassicales.

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