Family · Rosids
Combretaceae
Tropical almond, mangrove allies
Mostly tropical trees, shrubs and lianas, often with winged fruits; includes tropical almond, bushwillows and some mangroves.
- Accepted species
- 589accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 10accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈71 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Terminalia
- Combretum
- Quisqualis
Genera
Combretum291 spp.
Terminalia279 spp.
Macropteranthes5 spp.
Strephonema4 spp.
Lumnitzera3 spp.
Conocarpus2 spp.
Dansiea2 spp.
Getonia1 spp.
Guiera1 spp.
Laguncularia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa309
- Asia-Tropical128
- Southern America104
- Australasia39
- Asia-Temperate27
- Pacific25
- Northern America15
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Combretaceae sits in the order Myrtales.