Family · Asterids

Nyssaceae

Tupelo, dove tree

Trees of temperate and tropical Asia and North America, including tupelos and the handkerchief tree.

Accepted species: 37accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 5accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈71 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Nyssa (tupelo)
Davidia (dove tree)
Camptotheca

Genera

Mastixia22 spp.
Nyssa10 spp.
Camptotheca2 spp.
Diplopanax2 spp.
Davidia1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical27
Asia-Temperate11
Northern America4
Southern America1

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

Related families

Nyssaceae sits in the order Cornales.