Family · Other eudicots

Eupteleaceae

Euptelea family

Single genus Euptelea: deciduous East Asian trees and shrubs with toothed leaves and apetalous, wind-pollinated flowers.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈23 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Euptelea polyandra
Euptelea pleiosperma

Its genus

Euptelea2 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate2
Asia-Tropical1

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

Related families

Eupteleaceae sits in the order Ranunculales.