Family · Rosids

Krameriaceae

ratany

Ratany family: hemiparasitic desert shrubs whose roots tap neighbors, with one genus and oil-secreting flowers pollinated by bees.

Accepted species

17accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈16 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Krameria lanceolata
• Krameria triandra

Its genus

• Krameria17 spp.

Where it grows

• Northern America10
• Southern America9

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

Related families

Krameriaceae sits in the order Zygophyllales.

• ZygophyllaceaeCreosote bush, lignum vitae296