Family · Rosids

Tapisciaceae

Small family of trees with pinnate leaves and small flowers, disjunct between China and the Neotropics.

Accepted species: 6accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈40 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Tapiscia
Huertea

Genera

Huertea4 spp.
Tapiscia2 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America4
Asia-Temperate2
Asia-Tropical1
Northern America1

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

Related families

Tapisciaceae sits in the order Huerteales.