Family · Rosids

Cunoniaceae

Southern Hemisphere family of trees and shrubs concentrated in Australasia, many with fern-like compound leaves.

Accepted species: 337accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 27accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈75 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Pacificmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cunonia
Weinmannia
Bauera

Genera

Weinmannia91 spp.
Pterophylla68 spp.
Pancheria27 spp.
Cunonia26 spp.
Geissois19 spp.
Spiraeanthemum19 spp.
Codia16 spp.
Ackama10 spp.
Ceratopetalum9 spp.
Eucryphia9 spp.
Schizomeria9 spp.
Lamanonia6 spp.
Bauera4 spp.
Davidsonia3 spp.
Gillbeea3 spp.
Pullea3 spp.
Aistopetalum2 spp.
Karrabina2 spp.
Pseudoweinmannia2 spp.
Vesselowskya2 spp.
Acrophyllum1 spp.
Anodopetalum1 spp.
Caldcluvia1 spp.
Callicoma1 spp.
Hooglandia1 spp.
Opocunonia1 spp.
Platylophus1 spp.

Where it grows

Pacific118
Southern America99
Asia-Tropical46
Australasia42
Africa34
Northern America4

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

Related families

Cunoniaceae sits in the order Oxalidales.