Family · Rosids

Dirachmaceae

Tiny family of two shrubs from Socotra and Somalia, notable for rose-like flowers with unusual hairy petals.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈61 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Dirachma socotrana
Dirachma somalensis

Its genus

Dirachma2 spp.

Where it grows

Africa2

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

Related families

Dirachmaceae sits in the order Rosales.