Family · Rosids

Stachyuraceae

Single-genus East Asian family of shrubs bearing drooping spikes of small yellowish flowers before the leaves.

Accepted species: 10accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈5 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Stachyurus

Its genus

Stachyurus10 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate9
Asia-Tropical5

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

Related families

Stachyuraceae sits in the order Crossosomatales.