Family · Rosids

Corynocarpaceae

karaka

Small family of Australasian and Pacific trees, including the New Zealand karaka with edible but poisonous kernels.

Accepted species

5accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈10 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Corynocarpus laevigatus

Its genus

• Corynocarpus5 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia3
• Pacific2
• Asia-Tropical1

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

Related families

Corynocarpaceae sits in the order Cucurbitales.

• BegoniaceaeBegonias2,181
• CucurbitaceaeGourds — melon, squash, cucumber1,072
• Anisophylleaceae57
• Coriariaceaetutu17
• Apodanthaceaestem parasites12
• Tetramelaceae2
• Datiscaceae2