Family · Monocots

Philesiaceae

Two Chilean genera of woody climbers and shrubs with showy red bell-shaped flowers.

Accepted species

2accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈43 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Philesia magellanica
• Lapageria rosea (Chilean bellflower)

Genera

• Lapageria1 spp.
• Philesia1 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America2

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

Related families

Philesiaceae sits in the order Liliales.

• LiliaceaeLilies, tulips, fritillaries817
• ColchicaceaeAutumn crocus, flame lily304
• SmilacaceaeGreenbriers, sarsaparilla268
• AlstroemeriaceaePeruvian lily265
• MelanthiaceaeTrilliums, false hellebore194
• Corsiaceae27
• RipogonaceaeSupplejacks6
• Campynemataceae4
• Petermanniaceae1