Family · Asterids
Sladeniaceae
Tropical trees of two genera in Africa and southern Asia, allied to the tea family; few species.
- Accepted species
- 3accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈0 MaQuaternary · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Sladenia2 spp.
Ficalhoa1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate2
- Asia-Tropical1
- Africa1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Sladeniaceae sits in the order Ericales.
- EricaceaeHeaths — blueberry, rhododendron, heather4,761
- PrimulaceaePrimroses, cyclamen3,432
- SapotaceaeShea, sapodilla, argan1,379
- BalsaminaceaeImpatiens, touch-me-not1,192
- EbenaceaeEbony, persimmon820
- Pentaphylacaceae549
- ActinidiaceaeKiwifruit473
- PolemoniaceaePhlox, Jacob's ladder436
- SymplocaceaeSweetleaf412
- LecythidaceaeBrazil nut, cannonball tree401
- TheaceaeTea, camellia388
- StyracaceaeStorax, snowbell163
- MarcgraviaceaeShingle-plant family137
- ClethraceaeSweet pepperbush100
- SarraceniaceaeNew World pitcher plants54
- Diapensiaceae19
- FouquieriaceaeOcotillo, boojum tree11
- CyrillaceaeTiti, leatherwood11
- Tetrameristaceae4
- Roridulaceae2
- Mitrastemonaceae2