Family · Rosids

Peridiscaceae

Small family of tropical trees from South America and Africa with numerous stamens and simple leaves.

Accepted species: 11accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈118 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Peridiscus lucidus
Medusandra
Soyauxia

Genera

Soyauxia7 spp.
Medusandra2 spp.
Peridiscus1 spp.
Whittonia1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa9
Southern America2

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

Related families

Peridiscaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.