Family · Asterids

Griseliniaceae

Griselinia

Single genus of evergreen shrubs and trees split between New Zealand and South America; Griselinia is a hedge plant.

Accepted species

7accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈15 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Griselinia

Its genus

• Griselinia7 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America5
• Australasia2

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

Related families

Griseliniaceae sits in the order Apiales.

• ApiaceaeCarrot, celery, parsley, fennel3,996
• AraliaceaeIvy, ginseng, schefflera1,715
• PittosporaceaePittosporum, cheesewood324
• Myodocarpaceae15
• Torricelliaceae11
• Pennantiaceae4