Family · Asterids
Metteniusaceae
Tropical trees and shrubs assembled from several former Icacinaceae genera around type Metteniusa.
- Accepted species
- 66accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 11accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈0 MaQuaternary · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Metteniusa
- Emmotum
- Apodytes
Genera
Emmotum13 spp.
Rhaphiostylis12 spp.
Apodytes8 spp.
Platea8 spp.
Metteniusa7 spp.
Calatola6 spp.
Ottoschulzia4 spp.
Poraqueiba3 spp.
Dendrobangia2 spp.
Oecopetalum2 spp.
Pittosporopsis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America37
- Africa18
- Asia-Tropical10
- Northern America7
- Asia-Temperate4
- Australasia1
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.