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Family ID Order ID Name Authorities Num. of Familes Num. of Genera Num. of Species Geo-Location Growth/Forms Overview
101 68 Naucleaceae (DC.0) Wernham Madder or Coffee Family 10 200     Naucleaceae = Rubiaceae.
Go to Rubiaceae for details.
Also listed under Cornales
102 23 Sapotaceae Juss. Sapote Family 55 975 Tropical areas with few in temperate zones. Trees, Shrubs Has timber trees
103 73 Solanaceae Juss. Nightshade Family 95 2950 Subcosmopolitan, esp. South America Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Has been listed also under Cornales
Has wood.
104 23 Sphenostemonaceae P. van Royen & Airy Shaw   1 7 Tropical areas of E. Malaysia, Queensland, new Caledonia Trees, Shrubs Sphenostemonaceae = Aquilfoliaceae
Go to Aquilifoliaceae for details
105 23 Symplocaceae Dsef.   2 500 Tropical & warm America & E. Old World Evergreen Trees Mostly evergreen trees. 1 genus with 350 species are trees.
There is wood in Symplocos.
106 23 Torricelliaceae (Wang.) Hu Corr. Airy Shaw   1 3 Temperate Eastern Himalayas to West China. Holoarctic. Tree Torricelliaceae = Cornaceae.
Go to Cornaceae for details.
Small trees with thick branches
107 25 Cyclanthaceae Poit. ex. Rich. or Dum.   12 180 Tropical America Shrub/Liane/Herb Close to Palmae & Araceae in nature
108 26 Cyperaceae Juss. Sedges 120 5000 World wide esp. temperate zones Herb  
109 26 Gramineae Juss.   668 10000 World Wide, esp. tropical & N. temperate sub-arid Herb Same as Poaceae. Woody or tree-like.
110 27 Dilleniaceae Salisb.   12 300 Australia Tree/Shrub/Herb Some timbers.
112 27 Paeoniaceae Raf. Peony Family 2 34 Temperate Eurasia (10) & W. (2) North America Shrubs, Herbs Order placement is controversial. Very few species are woody. These include Paeonia delavayi, Paeonia ludlowii in China
Tree peonies (P. suffruticosa) have a somewhat woody, persistent base and are usually taller than the herbaceous
113 28 Dioscoreaceae R. Br.   8 880 Tropical and warm areas with a few in N. temperate areas. Herb  
114 28 Smilacaceae Vent.   3 320 Tropical & warm areas, esp. Southern Shrubs, Lianes Lianes or branching shrubs. Has wood.
115 29 Adoxaceae Trautv. Viburnnum Family 3 5 Temperate, North temperate Herb  
116 29 Caprifoliaceae Juss. Honeysuckle Family 18 500 Widespread, but mostly North temperate and tropical mountains - missing from most of Africa. Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Has wood. Shrubs, or trees (small), or herbs (rarely), or lianas
117 29 Valerianaceae Batsch. Valerian Family 10 400 Around the world, esp. N. temp. zones to the Andes Shrub (rarely), Herbs Has wood
118 86 Boerlacellaceae H.J. Lam   2 2 Western Malaysia Tree See Sapotaceae instead
119 74 Ebenaceae Guerke Ebony Family 2 485 Mostly Indo-Malayan & African. Tropical & warm areas, few in temperate zones. Half of species in Malaysia. Also Africa, U.S., S.E. Asia, IndoMalaysia. Trees, Shrubs Has also been listed under Ebenales in the past.
Has commercial woods.
121 86 Styracaceae Dum. or DC & Sprengel.   11 180 Warm, tropical & temperate areas in America, Mediterranean, S.E. Asia, W. Malaysia Trees, Shrubs Styracaceae = Theales for details..
Go to Theales for details.
10 genera with 150 species are trees. Has wood.
122 31 Actinidiaceae Van Tiegh.   3 350 Tropical & warm areas & E. Asian mountains, Australia Tree/Shrub/Liane  
123 31 Clethraceae Klotzsch. Pepperbush Family 1 120 S.E. Asia, Central America, S.E. U.S./Temperate to tropical. Eastern Asia, Malaysia, Central America, southeastern U.S.A., one species in/Madeira. Tree/Shrub Small trees or shrubs
Clethraceae = Cyrillaceae Go to Cyrillaceae for details.
124 31 Cyrillaceae Endl.   3 13 Southeast U.S.A., Central and tropical South America. Tree/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
125 31 Empetraceae Bercht & J. Presl   3 5 n. temp. zone, Arctic, S. Andes, Falkland Isl. Shrub  
126 31 Epacridaceae R.Br.   30 400 Australasia with few species in Indomalaysia & S. Am. Shrub/Tree Mostly shrubs & small trees
130 34 Bischofiaceae (Muell. Arg.) Airy Shaw   1 2 Tropical Asia. Tree Large trees. Only genus, Bischofia.
Modern placement of Bischofia is now under Euphorbiaceae. Look there for details on Bischofia.
131 34 Didymelaceae Landri.   1 2 Madagascar Tree Evergreen trees
132 34 Euphorbiaceae Juss. Spurge Family 313 8100 Cosmopolitan except the Artic. Few in Amazon Basin Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Has commercial wood
133 34 Pandaceae Engl. & Gilg, nom. cons.   4 18 Old World tropical areas Trees & shrubs Has also been listed under Pandales.
Centroplacus, Microdesmis, Panda have wood
134 34 Peraceae Klotzsch.   1 40 Mexico to S. America, Caribbean Woody lianes (climbers) Peraceae = Euphorbiaceae
Go to Euphorbiaceae for details. Has commercial wood (pera glatbrata - Pilon Rosado)
135 34 Picrodendraceae Small   1 3 Caribbean Tree Picrodendraceae = Euphorbiaceae
Go to Euphorbiaceae for details.
136 34 Stilaginaceae C.A. Argdh   1 170 subtropical to tropical Africa and Asia Trees, Shrubs Stilaginaceae = Euphorbiaceae
Go to Euphorbiaceae for details
137 34 Thymelaeceae Juss. Mezereum Family 53 750 World wide, esp. Australia & tropical Africa Trees, shrubs, lianes, herbs Has wood. Timber in Gonystylus & Gyrinops
Toxic trees and shrubs. Rarely climbers & herbs.
138 34 Uapacaceae (Muell. Arg.) Airy Shaw   1 50 Tropical Africa & Madagascar Tree, Shrubs Uapacaceae = Euphorbiaceae
Go to Euphorbiaceae
Timber exists in Upaca Baillon
139 35 Caesalpinaceae R. Br.     1446 Wide world distribution Trees, Shrubs #NAME?
140 35 Leguminosae Juss. Legume Family 650 18000 Cosmopolitan Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Very large family. Many woody and timber species.
141 35 Fabaceae Lindley Legume or Pea Family 650 18000 With so many genera and species involved, this family occurs cosmopolitan through most parts of the earth.   Fabaceae = Leguminosae. Both are equivalent and are common in literature. We have taken the choice to use the name Leguminosae whenever possible. Look at Leguminosae for details.
The species in this family has the ability to fix nitrogen in the air into chemical forms.
142 36 Betulaceae S.F. Gray Birch Family 6 95 Temperate. North temperate, tropical mountains, Andes, Argentina, North America Tree/Shrub  
143 36 Carpinaceae (Spach, Kuprianova, Vest   3 47 Temperate. North temperate Trees, Shrubs #NAME?
144 36 Corylaceae Mirbel   1 15 Widespread North temperate. Tree/Shrub See Betulaceae. One genus: Corylus
145 36 Fagaceae Dumort. Beech Family 10 1000 World Wide excluding tropical and S. Africa Tree/Shrub  
146 36 Ticodendraceae Gomes-Laurito & P. Gomes   1 1 Central America Evergreen tree One species as an evergreen tree
The most primitive wood in Fagales.
147 37 Antoniaceae Hutch or (Endl.) J.G. Agardh   4 8 Tropical Tree/Shrub/Liane Strychnaceae. Small to large trees, or shrubs, or lianas
149 37 Asclepiadaceae R.Br. Milkweed Family 248 2800 Warm & tropical areas, esp. Africa Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Climbers & herbs, rarely shrubby or trees
150 37 Duckeodendraceae Kuhlm.   1 1 Amazonian Brazil Trees Duckeodendraceae = Apocynaceae.
Go there for details
Woody
151 37 Gentianaceae Juss.   78 1225 Cosmopolitan but esp. in temperate, subtropical and tropical mountainous areas Tree/Shrub/Herb Small trees & shrubs, esp. herbs. Some timber, such as in Fagarea
152 37 Loganiaceae Martinov   29 570 Tropical to temperate areas Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Has commercial wood
154 37 Periplocaceae Schltr.   45 200   Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Periplocaceae = Asclepiadaceae
See Asclepiadaceae for details
155 72 Plocospermataceae Hutch.   1 3 Central America Trees, Shrubs 1 genus only.
156 37 Potaliaceae Mart.   4 70 Tropical South America   Potaliaceae = Gentinaceae
Go to Gentinaceae for details.
157 37 Strychnaceae DC ex. Perleb. or Link. Mkoulouku 8 260 India, Africa, Madagascar, tropical & warm areas Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Has timber in Strychnos
158 38 Averrhoaceae Hutch.   3 16 Tropical. Madagascar, Western Malaysia, tropical South America Tree/Shrub/Liane Oxidaliceae. Small trees, or shrubs, or lianas
159 38 Balanitaceae Endl.   1 25 Tropical Africa to Burma. / Tree/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
160 38 Ctenolophonaceae (H. Winkl.) Exell & Mendonca   1 3 Tropical Africa, Western Malaysia. Tree Ctenolophonaceae = Linaceae
See Linaceae for details
161 47 Erythroxylaceae Kunth   4 250 Tropical areas, especially the Americas Trees, shrubs Listed under Linales
162 38 Oxalidaceae R. Br.   6 775 Tropical areas with few in temperate zones Trees, Shrubs, Herbs Small trees, shrubs, esp. herbs.
163 38 Zygophyllaceae R. Br. Caltrop Family 30 285 tropical & warm areas. esp. arid, slightly saline Tree/Shrub/Herb Listed under Sapindales Most species shrubs. Timber in Guiacum.
164 39 Clusiaceae Lindley Garcinia or St. John's-Wort Family 50 1200 Widespread-tropical, except Malaysia.   Clusiaceae = Guttiferae
Go to Guttiferae for details.
165 39 Guttiferae Juss. Garcinia or St. John's-Wort Family 45 1370 Tropical & N. temperate areas Tree/Shrub/Liane Has many timbers
166 40 Altingiaceae Lindl.   3 10 Asia Minor, temperate and tropical Southeast Asia, North and Central America Tree See Hamamelidaceae. All species are trees, some very large
167 40 Hamamelidaceae R. Br. Witch-Hazel family 30 95 Widespread but chiefly subtropical, esp. E. Asia Tree/Shrub Has commercial timbers
168 40 Platanaceae Lestib. or Dum. Sycamore Family 1 10 N. hemisphere Tree All are trees & are in N. hemisphere. Deciduous.
169 40 Rhodoleiaceae Nakai   1 1 China to Sumatra Trees, Shrubs Rhodoleiaceae = Hamamelidaceae
1 genus, 1 species
Go to Hamamelidaceae for details.
170 41 Annonaceae Juss. Custard Apple or Annona Family 130 2300 Sub-tropical and tropical. Widespread, especially Old World. Tree/Shrub/Liane Properly listed under Iliciales
171 41 Illiciaceae R. Sargentia or (DC) AC. Sm. Star Anise Family 1 42 S.E. U.S. to Hispaniola, India to Korea, West Malaysia Tree/Shrub Aromatic evergreen trees & shrubs. Has wood.
Only 1 genus, Illicum, with 42 species.
172 41 Winteraceae R.Br. ex Lindley   9 120 S. America, Madagascar, Austraia, New Guinea, S.W. Pacific Trees, Shrubs Woody. Evergreen Shrubs & trees. Described under various orders, including Illiciales, Laurales & Magnoliales.
173 42 Juglandaceae DC ex. Perleb. Walnut Family 8 63 Temperate & warm N. America to S. America & Malaysia Trees, Shrubs  
174 42 Myricaceae Martinov Waxmyrtle Family 4 55 Cosmopolitan Aromatic trees & shrubs Aromatic trees & shrubs. Has wood
175 43 Avicenniaceae Endl. ex Schnizl.   1 11 Tropical coasts Tree/Shrub Small mangrove trees and shrubs
177 43 Ehretiaceae C. Martius           Ehretiaceae = Boraginaceae
Go to Boraginaceae for details.
178 43 Labiatae Juss.   251 6700 Cosmopolitan but esp. Mediterranean to Central America. Very rare in N.Z. Shrubs & herbs, rarely trees. Has important timbers. This family also is well known for contributing fine flavorings, scents and medical compounds.
179 43 Verbenaceae Jaume St.-Hil. Vervain Family 100 3000 Tropical climates Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Has commercial timber
180 44 Atherospermataceae R. Br.   6 12 Temperate to tropical. Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Chile. Tree/Shrub See Monimiaceae
181 44 Calycanthaceae Lindl.   3 6 Tropical Australia, China, Temp. N. Am./Temperate to sub-tropical. Eastern Asia, North America. Tree/Shrub Small trees, or shrub
182 48 Gomortegaceae Reiche   1 1 S. Chile Tree Also has been listed under Magnoliales. An evergreen tree. Allied to Monomiaceae.
Only 1 species, Gomortega keule.
183 44 Gyrocarpaceae Dumort           Hernandiaceae
184 48 Hernandiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.   5 57 Tropical areas Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Has also been listed under Laurales.
185 44 Idiospermaceae S. T. Blake   1 1 Australia Trees Idiospermaceae = Calycanthaceae
Go to Calycanthaceae for details.
186 48 Lauraceae Juss. Laurel Family 54 2850 Tropical & warm areas, esp. in S.E. Asia & Brazil Evergreen trees, shrubs Also listed under Laurales. Has commercial wood
187 69 Loranthaceae Juss. Mistletoe Family 68 900 Tropical & temperate areas, esp. Southern Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Also listed under Laurales
188 44 Papaveraceae Juss. Poppy Family 26 2300 N. Temperate areas Tree/Shrub/Herb Herbs, subshrubs, treelets./1 genus with 9 species as trees.
Overall, very little woody elements. most are smaller plants. Bocconia, Dedromecon have woody members.
189 44 Siparunaceae (A,.DC.) Schodde   3 160   Tree Siparunacee = Monimiaceae
Go to Monimiaceae for details.
190 44 Trimeniaceae (Perkins & Gilg.) Gibbs.   1 5 Central Malaysia to S.E. Australia Trees, Lianes Has also been listed listed under Magnoliaceae.
1 genus with 5 species as trees.
191 45 Lecythidaceae Poit.   20 285 Tropical areas, esp. S. American Amazon basin Trees, Shrubs Has timber in at least 6 genera
192 45 Foetidiaceae (Neidenzu) Airy Shaw           Lecythidaceae. Confusing. Variously listed under Theales, Lecythidales, Myrtales
For our purposes, Foetidaceae = Lecythidaceae.
193 45 Napoleonaeaceae A. Rich.   2 18 Tropical W. Africa Trees, Shrubs Napoleonaeaceae = Lecythidaceae.
Also has been listed under Theales.
194 46 Liliaceae Juss. Lilly Family 288 4950 Cosmopolitan, esp. dry, temperate areas Herb  
195 46 Velloziaceae D.Don ex Endl.   8 288 S. America, Africa, Madagascar, S. Arabia Shrub  
196 46 Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumort   10 90 Australia to New Guinea & New Caledonia Treelets to branchless herbs Treelets to branchless herbs
198 47 Humiriaceae A. Juss.   8 50 Tropical S. America to Costa Rica, W. Africa Shrubs, Trees Has commercial woods
199 47 Ixonanthaceae (Benth.) Excell & Mondonca   4 21 Tropical areas. S.E. Asia, Malaysia Trees, shrubs Has also been listed under Geraniales.
200 47 Linaceae DC ex Perleb.   14 290 Cosmopolitan Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Some timbers
 
               
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