Family · Asterids

Hydroleaceae

False fiddleleaf

Wetland herbs and subshrubs of the single genus Hydrolea, often spiny with blue flowers.

Accepted species: 14accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈1 MaQuaternary · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Hydrolea

Its genus

Hydrolea14 spp.

Where it grows

Africa6
Northern America5
Southern America3
Asia-Temperate1
Asia-Tropical1
Australasia1

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

Related families

Hydroleaceae sits in the order Solanales.