Family · Asterids
Escalloniaceae
Escallonias
Shrubs and trees centred on South America and Australasia; Escallonia is widely grown as a hedging ornamental.
- Accepted species
- 158accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈92 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Escallonia
- Anopterus
- Eremosyne
Genera
Polyosma102 spp.
Escallonia49 spp.
Anopterus2 spp.
Eremosyne1 spp.
Forgesia1 spp.
Rayenia1 spp.
Tribeles1 spp.
Valdivia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical88
- Southern America52
- Australasia11
- Pacific6
- Asia-Temperate1
- Africa1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.