Family · Rosids
Humiriaceae
Neotropical family of aromatic, resinous trees and shrubs, several yielding fragrant balsams and edible fruits.
- Accepted species
- 67accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈24 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Vantanea23 spp.
Humiriastrum16 spp.
Sacoglottis11 spp.
Schistostemon9 spp.
Humiria4 spp.
Duckesia2 spp.
Endopleura1 spp.
Hylocarpa1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America66
- Africa1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Humiriaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
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- ViolaceaeViolets, pansies1,309
- PassifloraceaePassionflowers1,083
- ClusiaceaeMangosteen, St John's wort allies910
- OchnaceaeMickey Mouse plant646
- HypericaceaeSt John's wort639
- ChrysobalanaceaeCoco plum548
- Calophyllaceae438
- PodostemaceaeRiverweeds363
- LinaceaeFlax284
- ErythroxylaceaeCoca283
- Putranjivaceae224
- Dichapetalaceaepoison leaf210
- AchariaceaeChaulmoogra180
- RhizophoraceaeMangroves155
- Peraceae107
- Picrodendraceae98
- ElatinaceaeWaterworts59
- RafflesiaceaeCorpse flower (Rafflesia)50
- Bonnetiaceae38
- Trigoniaceae33