Family · Rosids

Apodanthaceae

stem parasites

Parasitic family living entirely inside host stems, emerging only as tiny flowers that erupt through the bark.

Accepted species: 12accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈45 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Apodanthes
Pilostyles

Genera

Pilostyles11 spp.
Apodanthes1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America5
Northern America4
Australasia3
Africa1
Asia-Temperate1

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

Related families

Apodanthaceae sits in the order Cucurbitales.