Family · Rosids
Peraceae
Small pantropical family of latex-bearing trees and shrubs recently segregated from the spurge family.
- Accepted species
- 107accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 5accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈74 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Peraceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Genera
Clutia54 spp.
Pera32 spp.
Chaetocarpus16 spp.
Trigonopleura3 spp.
Pogonophora2 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa57
- Southern America42
- Asia-Tropical7
- Asia-Temperate3
- Northern America1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Peraceae sits in the order Malpighiales.
- EuphorbiaceaeSpurges, poinsettia, cassava, rubber6,587
- Phyllanthaceaeleaf-flowers2,106
- SalicaceaeWillows, poplars, aspen1,621
- MalpighiaceaeAcerola, barbados cherry1,496
- ViolaceaeViolets, pansies1,309
- PassifloraceaePassionflowers1,083
- ClusiaceaeMangosteen, St John's wort allies910
- OchnaceaeMickey Mouse plant646
- HypericaceaeSt John's wort639
- ChrysobalanaceaeCoco plum548
- Calophyllaceae438
- PodostemaceaeRiverweeds363
- LinaceaeFlax284
- ErythroxylaceaeCoca283
- Putranjivaceae224
- Dichapetalaceaepoison leaf210
- AchariaceaeChaulmoogra180
- RhizophoraceaeMangroves155
- Picrodendraceae98
- Humiriaceae67
- ElatinaceaeWaterworts59
- RafflesiaceaeCorpse flower (Rafflesia)50
- Bonnetiaceae38
- Trigoniaceae33