Family · Asterids

Curtisiaceae

Cape lancewood

Single southern African evergreen tree valued for its timber; sole species Curtisia dentata (assegai).

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈59 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Curtisia dentata (assegai)

Its genus

Curtisia1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa1

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

Related families

Curtisiaceae sits in the order Cornales.