Family · Asterids

Phyllonomaceae

Single Neotropical genus of shrubs whose tiny flower clusters are borne on the upper surface of the leaf blade.

Accepted species: 5accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈56 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Phyllonoma

Its genus

Phyllonoma5 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America5
Northern America1

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

Related families

Phyllonomaceae sits in the order Aquifoliales.