Family · Monocots

Rapateaceae

Tufted herbs of tropical South American wetlands, with one outlier in West Africa.

Accepted species: 97accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 17accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈25 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Rapatea
Stegolepis
Saxofridericia

Genera

Stegolepis33 spp.
Rapatea22 spp.
Saxofridericia9 spp.
Cephalostemon5 spp.
Monotrema5 spp.
Duckea4 spp.
Epidryos4 spp.
Schoenocephalium4 spp.
Kunhardtia2 spp.
Spathanthus2 spp.
Amphiphyllum1 spp.
Guacamaya1 spp.
Marahuacaea1 spp.
Maschalocephalus1 spp.
Phelpsiella1 spp.
Potarophytum1 spp.
Windsorina1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America96
Africa1

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

Related families

Rapateaceae sits in the order Poales.