Family · Asterids

Montiniaceae

African and Madagascan shrubs and small trees with unisexual flowers, type genus Montinia.

Accepted species: 5accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈26 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Montinia
Grevea
Kaliphora

Genera

Grevea3 spp.
Kaliphora1 spp.
Montinia1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa5

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

Related families

Montiniaceae sits in the order Solanales.