Family · Other eudicots

Circaeasteraceae

Tiny family of two Asian alpine herbs with dichotomously veined leaves, a rare trait among flowering plants.

Accepted species

2accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈86 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Circaeaster agrestis
• Kingdonia uniflora

Genera

• Circaeaster1 spp.
• Kingdonia1 spp.

Where it grows

• Asia-Temperate2
• Asia-Tropical1

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

Related families

Circaeasteraceae sits in the order Ranunculales.

• RanunculaceaeButtercups, clematis, delphinium4,071
• PapaveraceaePoppies1,066
• BerberidaceaeBarberry, mahonia, mayapple739
• MenispermaceaeMoonseeds554
• LardizabalaceaeChocolate vine (akebia)43
• EupteleaceaeEuptelea family2