Family · Monocots

Thurniaceae

Small family of tough rush-like herbs from South America and southern Africa; two genera.

Accepted species

4accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈22 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Thurnia
• Prionium

Genera

• Thurnia3 spp.
• Prionium1 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America3
• Africa1

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

Related families

Thurniaceae sits in the order Poales.

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