Family · Rosids

Connaraceae

Pantropical family of shrubs, lianas and trees, many with toxic or medicinal seeds; some yield zebrawood timber.

Accepted species: 243accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 15accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈28 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Connarus
Rourea
Agelaea

Genera

Connarus106 spp.
Rourea62 spp.
Cnestis13 spp.
Agelaea10 spp.
Santaloides10 spp.
Ellipanthus9 spp.
Roureopsis8 spp.
Manotes5 spp.
Pseudoconnarus5 spp.
Jollydora4 spp.
Byrsocarpus3 spp.
Cnestidium3 spp.
Hemandradenia2 spp.
Vismianthus2 spp.
Burttia1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America117
Asia-Tropical66
Africa55
Asia-Temperate9
Northern America9
Pacific4
Australasia2

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

Related families

Connaraceae sits in the order Oxalidales.