Family · Asterids

Vahliaceae

Small herbs of the single genus Vahlia from dry regions of Africa and Asia.

Accepted species

5accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈46 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Vahlia

Its genus

• Vahlia5 spp.

Where it grows

• Africa5
• Asia-Tropical2
• Asia-Temperate2

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

Related families

Vahliaceae sits in the order Vahliales.