Family · Asterids
Mitrastemonaceae
Non-photosynthetic endoparasites living inside the roots of oaks and relatives, emerging only to flower; single genus Mitrastemon.
- Accepted species
- 2accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genus
- 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈102 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate1
- Asia-Tropical1
- Northern America1
- Southern America1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Mitrastemonaceae sits in the order Ericales.
- EricaceaeHeaths — blueberry, rhododendron, heather4,761
- PrimulaceaePrimroses, cyclamen3,432
- SapotaceaeShea, sapodilla, argan1,379
- BalsaminaceaeImpatiens, touch-me-not1,192
- EbenaceaeEbony, persimmon820
- Pentaphylacaceae549
- ActinidiaceaeKiwifruit473
- PolemoniaceaePhlox, Jacob's ladder436
- SymplocaceaeSweetleaf412
- LecythidaceaeBrazil nut, cannonball tree401
- TheaceaeTea, camellia388
- StyracaceaeStorax, snowbell163
- MarcgraviaceaeShingle-plant family137
- ClethraceaeSweet pepperbush100
- SarraceniaceaeNew World pitcher plants54
- Diapensiaceae19
- FouquieriaceaeOcotillo, boojum tree11
- CyrillaceaeTiti, leatherwood11
- Tetrameristaceae4
- Sladeniaceae3
- Roridulaceae2