Family · Monocots

Ripogonaceae

Supplejacks

Single genus Ripogonum of woody climbers from Australasia, formerly placed in Smilacaceae.

Accepted species

6accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈5 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Ripogonum scandens (supplejack)

Its genus

• Ripogonum6 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia6
• Asia-Tropical1

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

Related families

Ripogonaceae sits in the order Liliales.

• LiliaceaeLilies, tulips, fritillaries817
• ColchicaceaeAutumn crocus, flame lily304
• SmilacaceaeGreenbriers, sarsaparilla268
• AlstroemeriaceaePeruvian lily265
• MelanthiaceaeTrilliums, false hellebore194
• Corsiaceae27
• Campynemataceae4
• Philesiaceae2
• Petermanniaceae1