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Family ID Order ID Name Authorities Num. of Familes Num. of Genera Num. of Species Geo-Location Growth/Forms Overview
205 48 Chloranthaceae R. Br.   4 65 South and Central America, Southeast Asia and Malaysia Tree/Shrub/Herb  
206 48 Degeneriaceae Bailey & A.C. Sm.   1 2 Fiji Tree Large trees
210 48 Himantandraceae Diels.   1 23 E. Malaysia to N. Australia Tree :Large aromatic trees.
211 48 Lactoridaceae Engl.   1 1 Juan Fernandez Shrub 1 genus with 1 species. EXTREMELY ENDANGERED. Has woody anatomy
212 48 Magnoliaceae Juss. Magnolia Family 12 230 Tropical to warm & temperate areas, esp. eastern North America to tropical America Tree/Shrub Has commercial timbers. 12 tree genera, 220 tree species.
213 48 Monimiaceae Juss.   35 450 Warm & tropical areas Evergreen trees, shrubs, lianes Evergreen trees, shrubs, lianes
Has commercial wood.
215 59 Trigoniaceae Endl.   3 26 Malaysia & S.E. Asia Trees, Shrubs & Lianes (Climbers) Has wood
221 59 Malpighiaceae Juss. Malpighia Family 67 1100 Warm & tropical areas, esp. S. America Tree, Shrub, Liane Has timber
222 77 Salicaceae Mirbel. Willow Family 2 435 Frigid zone and temperate. Absent from Australasia and New Guinea, otherwise cosmopolitan, but mostly temperate Northern hemisphere. Trees, Shrubs Also listed under Malpighiales.
Important timber trees.
2 genera with 135 species are trees.
223 50 Bixaceae Link Lipstick Tree Family 3 16 Tropical America and West Indies Tree/Herb/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
224 50 Bombacaceae Kunth   30 180 Sub-tropical to tropical. Widespread, especially America Tree Has commercial wood
225 50 Chlaenaceae Thouars           #NAME?
226 50 Cochlospermaceae Planch.   2 25 Widespread-tropical, except Malaysia. Tree, Shrub Cochlospermaceae = Bixaceae See Bixaceae for details.
227 50 Diegodendraceae Capuron   1 1 Madagascar Small trees or shrubs Diegodendraceae = Ochnaceae. Go there for details.
Has commercial wood
228 50 Diptercarpaceae Blume   22 680 Esp. Malaysia Tree Many huge timber trees
229 50 Geraniaceae Juss.   11 750 Temperate zones with few tropical Shrub/Herb More research needed to find which might be woody
Geranium simense apparently is.
230 50 Malvaceae Juss. Mallow Family 111 1800 Cosmopolitan, esp. tropical areas Trees, Shrubs, Herbs Herbs, shrubs, some trees. At least 2 species yield timber. 5 genera & 50 species have trees.
231 50 Peridiscaceae Kuhlm.   2 2 Tropical America Tree 2 genera with 2 species as trees.
Peridiscus, Whittonia, also included in Flacourtiaceae
232 50 Sarcolaenaceae Caruel   10 51 Madagascar Trees, Shrubs Beautiful trees in Madagascar's eastern rain forests.
233 50 Sphaerosepalaceae Van Tiegh or (Warb.) Bullock   2 14 Tropical areas & Madagascar Trees, Shrubs Sphaerosepalaceae = Ochnaceae
Go to Ochnaceae for details. 2 genera with 14 species are trees.
234 50 Sterculiaceae DC. or Vent. Sterculia Family 67 1500 Tropical & warm climates, few in temperate areas Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Mostly trees & shrubs. Timbers in Argyrodendron, Guazuma, Heritiera, Mansonia, Nesogordonia, Pterospermum, Sterculia, Triplochiton.. 65 genera with 650 species are trees. Has commercial timbers.
235 50 Tiliaceae Juss. Linden or Lime Family 50 680 Subcosmopolitan Trees, shrubs, herbs Timbers in 7 species.
50 genera with 425 species are trees.
Has commercial wood. Timbers in Apeiba, Berrya, Entelea, Luehea, Pentace, Schoutenia and Tilia
238 52 Alzateaceae S. Graham   1 1 Tropical and warm areas, Esp. Africa. Tree/Shrub Crypteroniaceae. Small trees or shrubs to 20 meters.
239 52 Combretaceae R. Br.   20 600 Sub-tropical and tropical. Widespread. Tree/Shrub/Liane  
240 52 Crypteroniaceae A. DC.   3 10 Tropical Asia Tree/Shrub  
241 52 Gonystylaceae Gilg.           Gonystylaceae = Thymelaeaceae
Go to Thymelaeaceae for details.
242 52 Heteropyxidaceae Engl. & Gilg.   1 3 Central & S. Africa Small trees Heteropyxidaceae = Myrtaceae.
Only 1 genus, Hexapyxis.
243 52 Lythraceae J. St. Hill Loosestrife Family 27 600 Tropical with a few species in temperate areas Trees, Shrubs, Herbs Herbs, less often trees & shrubs.. Some timbers.
244 52 Melastomaceae Takht. ex. Airy Shaw Melastoma Family 240 4400 Tropical & warm areas, especially in South America; Madagascar Shrubs & herbs, less often trees & lianes Melastomataceae - a different spelling sometimes used.
Some timber in Astronia
245 52 Melastomataceae Takht. ex. Airy Shaw Melastoma Family 240 4400 Madagascar Trees, Shrubs Melastomataceae - a different spelling sometimes used for Melastomaceae.
246 52 Meliaceae Juss. Mahogany Family 51 1400 Tropical and a few subtropical Trees, Shrubs Listed also in lit. in Sapindales, Rutales. Trees and rarely shrubs. Many species have important timbers, including Cedrela, Dysoxylum, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Lovoa, Melia, Swietenia, toona
247 52 Memeclyaceae Endl.   7 430 Old World Tropicsw Trees, Shrubs Memeclyaceae = Melastomaceae
Go to Melastomaceae for details.
248 52 Myrtaceae Juss. Myrtle Family 129 4620 Tropical, warm areas & temperate zones of Australia Trees, Shrubs Trees and shrubs in Corymbia, Eucalyptus and Syncarpia
Timbers in Corymbia, Eucalyptus
249 52 Oliniaceae Harvey & Sonder Hard Pear 8 10 East & S. Africa Trees, shrubs Only 1 genus
250 52 Onagraceae Juss. Willow Herb Family 21 650 Temperate & warm areas in America Trees, Shrubs, Herbs Herbs & shrubs, rarely trees to 30 meters. Fuchsia woody.
251 69 Opiliaceae (Benth.) Valeton   10 32 Tropical. Brazil Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Usually evergreen trees & shrubs, sometimes lianoid.
Also placed under Myrtales
252 52 Psiloxylaceae Croizat   1 2 Maauritus, Reunion, Mascarene Islands Tree Psiloxylaceae = Myrtaceae (Psiloxyloideae).
Go to Myrtaceae for details
1 - 2 species as tree only.
253 52 Punicaceae Huran. Pomegranate Family 2 2 S.E. Europe to Indian Himilayas Trees, Shrubs Woody
254 52 Rhynchocalycaceae Johnson & Briggs   1 1 South Africa Small tree 1 genus (Rhynchocalyx Oliver), 1 specie
255 52 Sonneratiaceae Engl.   2 8 Tropical Old World areas Tree Has wood. Some wood is used for tea chests.
256 52 Tetramelaceae (Warb.) Airy Shaw   2 2 Indomalaysia, Malaysia to Australia Large Trees Tetramelaceae = Datiscaceae
Go to Datiscaceae for details Both genera, Tetrameles and Octameles, provide large buttressed trees.
257 53 Ancistrocladaceae Planch.   1 20 Old World tropical areas. Africa to W. Malaysia Liane Lianas. Climbing; stem twiners or scrambling
259 56 Pandanaceae Engl. & Gilg. or R.Br.   3 875 Old World tropical to New Zealand Trees, Shrubs, Lianes Trees or shrubs or lianes with clasping arial roots.
Freycinetia, Pandanus, Sararanga has wood
260 57 Piperaceae C.A. Agardh. or Giseke. Pepper Family 8 3000 Tropical areas Shrubs, sometimes lianes, herbs or small trees. Shrubs, sometimes lianes, herbs or small trees. A complex family to determine which species are woody.
261 58 Plantaginaceae Juss.   3 275 Frigid to tropical areas. Cosmopolitan, predominately temperate areas Herbs, less often shrubs. Herbs, less often shrubs. Presence of woody species is probably minimal -- but does have wood.
263 59 Polygalaceae Hofmsgg. & Link Milkwort Family 17 950 Subcosmopolitan but not in the W. Pacific. Trees, Shrubs, Lianes, Herbs Trees and shrubs in Polygala.
265 59 Vochysiaceae A. St.-Hil.   8 210 tropical America and W. Africa Trees, shrubs, rarely herbs Trees, shrubs, rarely herbs.
266 59 Xanthophyllaceae (Chodat.) Gagnep. Rev. & Hoogland   1 93 Indomalaysia Small Trees 1 genus with 93 species
Has wood. Small trees.
269 61 Aegicerataceae Blume   1 3 Paleotropical and Australian Tree/Shrub Myrsinaceae. Small trees or shrubs
270 61 Elaeagnaceae Juss. Oleaster or Russian Olivewood Family 3 45 Temperate & warm N. America to tropical Asia, Australia Small Trees, shrubs Older Listing also under Elaeagnales.
Shrubs & small trees.
271 61 Myrsinaceae R. Br.   35 1225 Tropical and warm areas with few in Old World Trees, Shrubs, Lianes 30 genera and 1,000 species as trees.
Has wood, some timbers
272 61 Primulaceae Batsch ex. Borkh.   22 825 Sub-cosmopolitan, esp. N. hemisphere Herbs, rarely sub-shrubby Herbs, rarely sub-shrubby
273 61 Theophrastaceae Link   4 110 Tropical America Trees, Shrubs Some timber (in Jacquinia).
Some cultured ornamentals
4 genera with 100 species are trees.
275 62 Proteaceae Juss.   77 1600 In tropical and sub tropical climates, esp. in Southern Hemisphere (Most in Australia and S. Africa) Trees, Shrubs, Herbs Evergreen trees & shrubs
Some timbers, especially in Cardwellia, Grevillea, Knightia, Orites, Panopsis, Stenocarpus)
276 63 Berberidaceae Juss.   4 575 Temperate to sub-tropical. Widespread in the North Temperate, tropical mountains, South America. Herb/Shrub Shrubs (mostly) or herbs
277 63 Lardizabalaceae Ruiz & Paavon or R.Br.   8 45 Himalayas to S.E. Asia, Taiwan, Central Chile Shrubs, Lianes Cultured ornamentals & some edible fruits.
278 63 Menispermaceae Juss.   72 450 Tropical and warm climates, few in temperate areas Lianes, shrubs, rarely trees or herbs Lianes, shrubs, rarely trees or herbs
280 63 Ranunculaceae Juss. Buttercup Family 62 2450 Temperate & boreal areas Lianes, small shrubs & usually herbs. Lianes, small shrubs & usually herbs. Many are very poisonous.
281 63 Sabiaceae Blume   3 80 S.E. Asia, Malaysia and tropical America Trees, shrubs, lianes Trees, shrubs, lianes
Some timbers & cultured ornamentals with fragrant flowers.
282 64 Flagellariaceae Dumort.   2 56 Old world tropical areas Herb/Liane  
283 65 Leeaceae (DC.) Dumort   1 34 Old World tropical areas Shrub Erect shrubs. 1 genus with 34 species. Has wood
284 65 Rhamnaceae Juss. Buckthorn Family 58 900 Cosmopolitan esp. in tropical and warm climates Trees & Shrubs, sometimes lianes Trees & Shrubs, sometimes lianes
Has also been listed under Rosales.
285 65 Vitaceae Juss.   14 850 Tropical & warm areas Lianes, Herb NO TREES OR SHRUBS. ONLY CLIMBERS & herbs. However, this still includes woody plants (such as vitis or grape vines).
286 66 Rhizophoraceae R.Br., Pers. Mangrove Family 15 120 Tropical Coasts. Australia has 3 species. Trees & shrubs Mangrove trees, very salt tolerant. 12 genera with 76 species are trees. Some timber, including commercial woods.
287 67 Brexiaceae Lindl.       Sub-tropical to tropical. East Africa, Madagascar, Mascarene Is., New Zealand. / Small trees, or shrubs More recent placement is
Brexiaceae = Grossulariaceae
288 67 Brunelliaceae Engl.   1 45 Tropical. America Tree Tall trees. only genus, Brunellia
289 67 Chrysobalanaceae R. Br.   17 400 Mostly tropical, or sub-tropical. Widespread-tropical. Tree/Shrub  
291 67 Connaraceae R. Br.   16 350 Pantropical Tree/Shrub/Liane Trees, or shrubs, or lianas (commonly).
292 67 Crassulaceae J. St.-Hill or DC. Orpine or Stonecroft Family 40 1500 Almost cosmopolitan, esp. S. Africa, absent in Australia, W. Pacific Tree/Shrub/Herb Shrubs, herbs, sometimes treelets. Herbs (mostly), or shrubs (rarely), or lianas (rarely)
293 67 Cunoniaceae R. Br.   26 250 Malaysia, Australasia, South Africa, Central and South America - mostly between 13 degrees North and 35 South. Tree/Shrub/Liane  
294 67 Davidsoniaceae Bange.   1   N.E. Australia Small trees Small trees
295 67 Eucryphiaceae Endl.   1 5 S.E. Australia, Chile Tree, Shrubs Evergreen trees or shrubs. Only 1 genus with 5 species.
297 67 Grossulariaceae DC. Gooseberry Family 24 330 Cosmopolitan. Mostly S. America & Australasia Tree/Shrub  
298 67 Hydrangeaceae Dumort Hydrangea Family 19 260 Northern temperate zones to Malaysia Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, Lianes Many cultured ornamental shrubs.
299 67 Iteaceae J. Agardh   2 17 Himalayias to Japan, west Malaysia, East North America Evergreen Trees & Shrubs Iteaceae = Grossulariaceae
See Grossulariaceae for details.
300 67 Philadelphiaceae D.Don or Martinov   7 135   Trees, Shrubs Philadelphaceae = Hydrangeaceae
Go to Hydrangeaceae for details.
 
               
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