Family · Rosids

Barbeyaceae

Single-species family of one wind-pollinated tree native to dry highlands of the Horn of Africa and Arabia.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈61 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Barbeya oleoides

Its genus

Barbeya1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa1
Asia-Temperate1

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

Related families

Barbeyaceae sits in the order Rosales.