Family · Rosids

Picramniaceae

Neotropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and bitter tissues, formerly grouped with the quassia family.

Accepted species

57accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

4accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈73 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Picramnia
• Alvaradoa

Genera

• Picramnia45 spp.
• Alvaradoa6 spp.
• Nothotalisia4 spp.
• Aenigmanu2 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America53
• Northern America12

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

Related families

Picramniaceae sits in the order Picramniales.