Family · Other eudicots
Asteropeiaceae
Madagascar-endemic trees and shrubs of the single genus Asteropeia, often on nutrient-poor soils.
- Accepted species
- 8accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genus
- 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈42 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Where it grows
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Asteropeiaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.
- CaryophyllaceaeCarnations, pinks, chickweed3,403
- AmaranthaceaeAmaranth, beet, spinach, quinoa2,420
- CactaceaeCacti2,033
- AizoaceaeIce plants, living stones1,815
- PolygonaceaeBuckwheat, rhubarb, knotweed1,638
- PlumbaginaceaeSea lavender, leadwort1,141
- NyctaginaceaeBougainvillea, four o'clocks465
- DroseraceaeSundews, Venus flytrap277
- MontiaceaeMiner's lettuce271
- NepenthaceaeTropical pitcher plants218
- PortulacaceaePurslanes154
- TamaricaceaeTamarisks113
- MolluginaceaeCarpetweeds99
- FrankeniaceaeSea heaths86
- Anacampserotaceae61
- PhytolaccaceaePokeweeds34
- TalinaceaeFameflowers29
- Limeaceae25
- Petiveriaceae22
- Ancistrocladaceae20
- DidiereaceaeMadagascar ocotillo20
- BasellaceaeMalabar spinach19
- Microteaceae10
- Achatocarpaceae10