Family · Rosids
Irvingiaceae
wild mango
Wild mango family: tropical African and Asian trees, including African mango prized for its fat-rich edible seeds.
- Accepted species
- 12accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈12 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Irvingia (African mango)
- Klainedoxa
Genera
Irvingia7 spp.
Allantospermum2 spp.
Klainedoxa2 spp.
Desbordesia1 spp.
Where it grows
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Irvingiaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
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