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Ericales
Order · Asterids
Ericales
Families
22
Accepted species
14,749
sum of its families · Kew WCVP
Genera
376
accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈104 Ma
Cretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
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Families in Ericales
Ericaceae
Heaths — blueberry, rhododendron, heather
4,761
Primulaceae
Primroses, cyclamen
3,432
Sapotaceae
Shea, sapodilla, argan
1,379
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens, touch-me-not
1,192
Ebenaceae
Ebony, persimmon
820
Pentaphylacaceae
549
Actinidiaceae
Kiwifruit
473
Polemoniaceae
Phlox, Jacob's ladder
436
Symplocaceae
Sweetleaf
412
Lecythidaceae
Brazil nut, cannonball tree
401
Theaceae
Tea, camellia
388
Styracaceae
Storax, snowbell
163
Marcgraviaceae
Shingle-plant family
137
Clethraceae
Sweet pepperbush
100
Sarraceniaceae
New World pitcher plants
54
Diapensiaceae
19
Fouquieriaceae
Ocotillo, boojum tree
11
Cyrillaceae
Titi, leatherwood
11
Tetrameristaceae
4
Sladeniaceae
3
Roridulaceae
2
Mitrastemonaceae
2