Family · Rosids

Gerrardinaceae

Single-genus African family of shrubs and small trees with toothed leaves and small axillary flowers.

Accepted species: 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈57 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Gerrardina

Its genus

Gerrardina2 spp.

Where it grows

Africa2

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

Related families

Gerrardinaceae sits in the order Huerteales.