Family · Other eudicots
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweeds
Herbs, shrubs and trees with berry fruits and often toxic tissues; centered on the genus Phytolacca.
- Accepted species
- 34accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 4accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈19 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Phytolacca27 spp.
Anisomeria4 spp.
Ercilla2 spp.
Agdestis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America19
- Northern America7
- Asia-Temperate7
- Africa4
- Asia-Tropical2
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Phytolaccaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.
- CaryophyllaceaeCarnations, pinks, chickweed3,403
- AmaranthaceaeAmaranth, beet, spinach, quinoa2,420
- CactaceaeCacti2,033
- AizoaceaeIce plants, living stones1,815
- PolygonaceaeBuckwheat, rhubarb, knotweed1,638
- PlumbaginaceaeSea lavender, leadwort1,141
- NyctaginaceaeBougainvillea, four o'clocks465
- DroseraceaeSundews, Venus flytrap277
- MontiaceaeMiner's lettuce271
- NepenthaceaeTropical pitcher plants218
- PortulacaceaePurslanes154
- TamaricaceaeTamarisks113
- MolluginaceaeCarpetweeds99
- FrankeniaceaeSea heaths86
- Anacampserotaceae61
- TalinaceaeFameflowers29
- Limeaceae25
- Petiveriaceae22
- Ancistrocladaceae20
- DidiereaceaeMadagascar ocotillo20
- BasellaceaeMalabar spinach19
- Microteaceae10
- Achatocarpaceae10
- Macarthuriaceae9