Family · Asterids
Mazaceae
Low herbs of Asia and Australasia with two-lipped flowers, small segregate of the figwort alliance.
- Accepted species
- 50accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈18 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Mazus46 spp.
Lancea2 spp.
Dodartia1 spp.
Puchiumazus1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate44
- Asia-Tropical9
- Australasia4
- Europe1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Mazaceae sits in the order Lamiales.
- LamiaceaeMints — basil, lavender, sage, rosemary8,295
- AcanthaceaeAcanthus, black-eyed Susan vine5,603
- GesneriaceaeAfrican violet, gloxinia4,070
- ScrophulariaceaeFigworts, buddleja2,324
- OrobanchaceaeBroomrapes, Indian paintbrush2,287
- PlantaginaceaePlantains, snapdragon, foxglove2,210
- VerbenaceaeVerbena, lantana, teak950
- BignoniaceaeJacaranda, catalpa, trumpet vine890
- OleaceaeOlive, ash, lilac, jasmine772
- LentibulariaceaeBladderworts, butterworts453
- LinderniaceaeFalse pimpernels330
- CalceolariaceaeSlipper flowers274
- PhrymaceaeMonkeyflowers230
- PedaliaceaeSesame79
- Stilbaceae40
- Schlegeliaceae38
- MartyniaceaeDevil's claw14
- PaulowniaceaeEmpress tree11
- ByblidaceaeRainbow plants8
- Thomandersiaceae6
- Carlemanniaceae5
- Tetrachondraceae3
- Plocospermataceae1