Family · Rosids
Caryocaraceae
souari nut
Small Neotropical family of trees and shrubs, including souari nut prized for its oil-rich edible kernels.
- Accepted species
- 26accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈14 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Caryocar (souari nut)
- Anthodiscus
Genera
Caryocar16 spp.
Anthodiscus10 spp.
Where it grows
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Caryocaraceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
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