Family · Rosids

Sphaerosepalaceae

Small family of trees and shrubs endemic to Madagascar, with leathery leaves and rounded fruits.

Accepted species

20accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈51 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Rhopalocarpus
• Dialyceras

Genera

• Rhopalocarpus17 spp.
• Dialyceras3 spp.

Where it grows

• Africa20

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

Related families

Sphaerosepalaceae sits in the order Malvales.

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