Order · Rosids

Malpighiales

Families

36

Accepted species

19,651sum of its families · Kew WCVP

Genera

758accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈103 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Open Malpighiales in the treeSee where the order sits among the other land plants.›

Families in Malpighiales

• EuphorbiaceaeSpurges, poinsettia, cassava, rubber6,587
• Phyllanthaceaeleaf-flowers2,106
• SalicaceaeWillows, poplars, aspen1,621
• MalpighiaceaeAcerola, barbados cherry1,496
• ViolaceaeViolets, pansies1,309
• PassifloraceaePassionflowers1,083
• ClusiaceaeMangosteen, St John's wort allies910
• OchnaceaeMickey Mouse plant646
• HypericaceaeSt John's wort639
• ChrysobalanaceaeCoco plum548
• Calophyllaceae438
• PodostemaceaeRiverweeds363
• LinaceaeFlax284
• ErythroxylaceaeCoca283
• Putranjivaceae224
• Dichapetalaceaepoison leaf210
• AchariaceaeChaulmoogra180
• RhizophoraceaeMangroves155
• Peraceae107
• Picrodendraceae98
• Humiriaceae67
• ElatinaceaeWaterworts59
• RafflesiaceaeCorpse flower (Rafflesia)50
• Bonnetiaceae38
• Trigoniaceae33
• Caryocaraceaesouari nut26
• Lacistemataceae18
• Ixonanthaceae18
• Pandaceae17
• Irvingiaceaewild mango12
• Centroplacaceae9
• Balanopaceae9
• Euphroniaceae3
• Ctenolophonaceae2
• Goupiaceae2
• Lophopyxidaceae1