Family · Rosids

Pandaceae

Small paleotropical family of trees and shrubs, mostly African, some yielding oil-rich edible drupes.

Accepted species: 17accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈45 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Panda oleosa
Microdesmis
Galearia

Genera

Microdesmis11 spp.
Galearia5 spp.
Panda1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa10
Asia-Tropical7
Asia-Temperate1

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

Related families

Pandaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.