Family · Other eudicots

Petiveriaceae

Neotropical herbs and shrubs, some pungently scented, segregated from Phytolaccaceae.

Accepted species: 22accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 9accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈34 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Petiveria (guinea hen weed)
Rivina (bloodberry)

Genera

Seguieria6 spp.
Hilleria3 spp.
Ledenbergia3 spp.
Schindleria3 spp.
Trichostigma3 spp.
Gallesia1 spp.
Monococcus1 spp.
Petiveria1 spp.
Rivina1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America21
Northern America4
Australasia1
Pacific1

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

Related families

Petiveriaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.