Family · Monocots

Dasypogonaceae

Pineapple bush and allies

Small family of shrubby, tufted or tree-like perennials endemic to Australia.

Accepted species

20accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

4accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈48 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Dasypogon
• Kingia
• Calectasia
• Baxteria

Genera

• Calectasia15 spp.
• Dasypogon3 spp.
• Baxteria1 spp.
• Kingia1 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia20

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

Related families

Dasypogonaceae sits in the order Arecales.

• ArecaceaePalms2,539