Family · Rosids

Pentadiplandraceae

Monotypic African family; Pentadiplandra brazzeana produces the intensely sweet protein brazzein.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈55 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Pentadiplandra brazzeana

Its genus

Pentadiplandra1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa1

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

Related families

Pentadiplandraceae sits in the order Brassicales.