Family · Rosids

Lythraceae

Crape myrtle, pomegranate, henna

Herbs to trees with often four-parted flowers; includes purple loosestrife, crape myrtle, pomegranate and henna.

Accepted species: 698accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 28accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈48 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Genera

Cuphea254 spp.
Ammannia106 spp.
Diplusodon104 spp.
Rotala74 spp.
Lagerstroemia50 spp.
Lythrum40 spp.
Ginoria13 spp.
Sonneratia10 spp.
Pleurophora8 spp.
Trapa8 spp.
Lafoensia6 spp.
Heimia4 spp.
Duabanga3 spp.
Gyrosphragma2 spp.
Punica2 spp.
Woodfordia2 spp.
Adenaria1 spp.
Capuronia1 spp.
Decodon1 spp.
Didiplis1 spp.
Galpinia1 spp.
Koehneria1 spp.
Lawsonia1 spp.
Lourtella1 spp.
Pehria1 spp.
Pemphis1 spp.
Physocalymma1 spp.
Tetrataxis1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America348
Africa134
Northern America114
Asia-Tropical110
Asia-Temperate75
Australasia28
Europe18
Pacific7

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

Related families

Lythraceae sits in the order Myrtales.