Family · Rosids
Vochysiaceae
vochysia family
Neotropical and African trees and shrubs with often spurred, zygomorphic flowers, several yielding useful timber.
- Accepted species
- 249accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 9accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈36 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Vochysia
- Qualea
- Callisthene
Genera
Vochysia148 spp.
Qualea53 spp.
Erisma21 spp.
Ruizterania14 spp.
Callisthene8 spp.
Erismadelphus2 spp.
Korupodendron1 spp.
Mahechadendron1 spp.
Salvertia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America245
- Africa3
- Northern America2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Vochysiaceae sits in the order Myrtales.