Family · Other eudicots

Microteaceae

Neotropical herbs and subshrubs of the single genus Microtea, segregated from Phytolaccaceae.

Accepted species

10accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈136 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Microtea

Its genus

• Microtea10 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America10

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

Related families

Microteaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.

• CaryophyllaceaeCarnations, pinks, chickweed3,403
• AmaranthaceaeAmaranth, beet, spinach, quinoa2,420
• CactaceaeCacti2,033
• AizoaceaeIce plants, living stones1,815
• PolygonaceaeBuckwheat, rhubarb, knotweed1,638
• PlumbaginaceaeSea lavender, leadwort1,141
• NyctaginaceaeBougainvillea, four o'clocks465
• DroseraceaeSundews, Venus flytrap277
• MontiaceaeMiner's lettuce271
• NepenthaceaeTropical pitcher plants218
• PortulacaceaePurslanes154
• TamaricaceaeTamarisks113
• MolluginaceaeCarpetweeds99
• FrankeniaceaeSea heaths86
• Anacampserotaceae61
• PhytolaccaceaePokeweeds34
• TalinaceaeFameflowers29
• Limeaceae25
• Petiveriaceae22
• Ancistrocladaceae20
• DidiereaceaeMadagascar ocotillo20
• BasellaceaeMalabar spinach19
• Achatocarpaceae10
• Macarthuriaceae9