Family · Asterids

Myodocarpaceae

Two genera of trees and shrubs centred on New Caledonia, split from the ginseng family Araliaceae.

Accepted species

15accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈28 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Pacificmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Myodocarpus
• Delarbrea

Genera

• Myodocarpus8 spp.
• Delarbrea7 spp.

Where it grows

• Pacific14
• Australasia1
• Asia-Tropical1

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

Related families

Myodocarpaceae sits in the order Apiales.

• ApiaceaeCarrot, celery, parsley, fennel3,996
• AraliaceaeIvy, ginseng, schefflera1,715
• PittosporaceaePittosporum, cheesewood324
• Torricelliaceae11
• GriseliniaceaeGriselinia7
• Pennantiaceae4