| Family ID |
Order ID |
Name |
Authorities |
Num. of Familes |
Num. of Genera |
Num. of Species |
Geo-Location |
Growth/Forms |
Overview |
| 401 |
77 |
Begoniaceae |
C.A.
Agardh. |
Begonia
Family |
5 |
1000 |
Pantropical,
concentrated in Americ |
Herb/Liane/Shrub |
Herbs
(mostly), or shrubs, or lianas This family may very well not have any woody
members. More research is needed. |
| 402 |
77 |
Caricaceae |
Dum. |
|
4 |
55 |
Sub-tropical
and tropical. Tropical America (mainly) and West Africa |
Tree/Shrub/Herb |
Small, soft-stemmed,
palmlike trees, or shrubs, or herbs |
| 403 |
77 |
Cucurbitaceae |
|
Cucumber or
Gourd Family |
119 |
825 |
Pantropical
and subtropical; a few representatives in temperate to cooler climates. |
|
Has many plants
with many edible fruits. the number of species that are at all woody are likely quite
limited. |
| 404 |
77 |
Datiscaceae |
Bercht. &
J. Prestl. |
|
3 |
4 |
Malaysia to
Australia, W. North America |
Tree/Herb |
|
| 405 |
77 |
Elaeocarpaceae |
Juss. ex.
DC. |
|
9 |
540 |
Tropical &
warm areas except continental Africa |
Tree/Shrub |
Has commercial
wood |
| 406 |
77 |
Fouquieriaceae |
D.C. |
|
1 |
11 |
S.W. North
America |
Woody, spiny
shrubs & small trees |
Only 1 genus,
Fouquieria with 11 species. |
| 407 |
77 |
Hoplestigmataceae |
Gilg. |
|
1 |
2 |
West Central
Africa |
Tree |
|
| 408 |
34 |
Hymenocardiaceae |
Airy Shaw |
|
|
|
6-7 species
in tropical & South Africa, 1 species in S.E. Asia to Sumatra |
|
Has been listed
under Violales. Close to Ulmaceae in nature. |
| 409 |
77 |
Lacistemataceae |
C. Martius |
|
2 |
27 |
|
Trees, shrubs |
2 genera with
20 species are trees. 2 genera with 20 species are trees.
Lacistemataceae = Flacourtiaceae. Go to Flacourtiaceae for details. |
| 410 |
77 |
Loasaceae |
Juss. ex DC |
|
15 |
260 |
America, Africa,
Arabia |
Trees, Shrub,
Herbs |
Shrubs, small
trees or herbs |
| 411 |
77 |
Passifloraceae |
Juss. ex.
DC. |
|
20 |
600 |
Warm & tropical
areas, esp. America |
Trees, Shrubs,
Lianes |
|
| 413 |
77 |
Scyphostegiaceae |
Hutch. |
|
1 |
1 |
Myanmar (Borneo) |
Tree |
One species
as a tree in Myanmar
Only genus is Scyphostegia Stapf.
Only specie is Scyphostegia borneensis Stapf |
| 417 |
77 |
Turneraceae |
Kunth ex.
DC. |
|
10 |
120 |
tropical to
warm America to Africa to Rodrigues |
Trees, shrubs,
herbs |
2 genera with
20 species are trees. Has wood |
| 418 |
77 |
Violaceae |
Batsch. |
Violet Family |
22 |
900 |
Cosmopolitan |
Trees, Shrubs,
Lianes, Herbs |
Most are woody. |
| 419 |
78 |
Musaceae |
Juss. |
Banana Family |
6 |
200 |
Tropical areas.
World wide cultivation for bananas. |
Shrubs, Lianes |
Large glabrous
woody plants with erect stems. Most known for the bananas we all eat.
Strelitziaceae has been folded into Musaceae as a section in this family. |
| 420 |
78 |
Strelitziaceae |
(K. Schum.)
Hutch |
(Palm-like) |
5 |
7 |
Africa, S.
Florida |
Trees and
medium size to giant |
Strelitziaceae
= Muscaceae
Strelitziaceae is now folded into Muscaceae as an important sub family of Muscaceae.
It has woody members. |
| 421 |
78 |
Zingiberaceae |
Martinov |
|
52 |
1100 |
Tropical areas,
esp. Indomalaysia |
Herb |
|
| 422 |
18 |
Bretscheideraceae |
Engl. & Gigl. |
|
1 |
1 |
China, Thailand,
Vietnam |
Tree |
Only genus,
Bretschneidera. /Carlquist (1996) considers the wood very like that of Akania |
| 426 |
85 |
Dicksoniaceae |
(C. Presl.)
Bower |
|
6 |
20 |
Tropical Am.,
SW. Pacific, Malaysia, St. Helens |
Tree |
Woody Tree
ferns. The order seems to be in doubt. Also listed under Dicksoniales. |
| 427 |
35 |
Mimosaceae |
R. Br. |
Legume Family |
64 |
2950 |
Many |
Trees, shrubs,
some herbs |
Mimosaceae
= Leguminosae
This family is one of three major arms of the huge Leguminosae family. |
| 428 |
77 |
Flacourtiaceae |
Rich. |
Indian Plum
Family |
89 |
875 |
Tropical areas,
few subtemperate |
Shrubs, less
often trees |
|
| 429 |
4 |
Gnetaceae |
Blume |
|
2 |
30 |
Tropical areas |
Tree/Shrub/Liane |
Usually lianes,
less often trees or shrubs. |
| 430 |
80 |
Welwitschiaceae |
Caruel |
|
1 |
1 |
S.W. Africa |
Wierd & unusual! |
A bizarre
plant from the desert of southwest Africa (Namibia) is said to have "lost its
head." Perennial with short stem & large taproot up to 1 meter wide. Long lived,
up to 1,500 years. |
| 431 |
1 |
Araucariaceae |
Henkel & W.
Hochst. |
Araucaria
Family |
3 |
40 |
|
|
Literature
also lists Araucariaceae under Pinales |
| 432 |
1 |
Amentotaxaceae |
Kudo & Yamam. |
|
|
|
|
|
Cephalotaxaceae |
| 434 |
1 |
Cupressaceae |
Gray |
Cypress or
Redwood Family |
19 |
130 |
|
Trees & Shrubs |
|
| 435 |
41 |
Schisandraceae |
Blume |
|
4 |
49 |
East Asia,
Eastern N. America |
Liane |
Has wood |
| 436 |
59 |
Krameriaceae |
Dumort |
|
1 |
25 |
Warm America,
Argentina, Chile |
Tree, Shrubs,
Herbs |
Only 1 genus,
Krameria. Has wood |
| 437 |
67 |
Bruniaceae |
Bercht. &
J. Presl. |
|
12 |
75 |
Africa, esp.
the Cape |
Tree/Shrub |
Usually shrubs,
rarely trees. |
| 439 |
67 |
Tetracarpaeceae |
(Engl.) Nak. |
|
1 |
1 |
Tasmania |
Low evergreen
shrub |
Tetracarpaeceae
= Grossulariaceae.
Go to Grossulariaceae for details.
Low evergreen shrub. Only 1 genus, Tetracarpae, with one species. |
| 480 |
50 |
Huaceae |
A. Chev. |
Garlic Tree
Family |
2 |
3 |
Africa |
Tree |
The trees
have a garlic smell. |
| 482 |
76 |
Cecropiaceae |
C. Berg |
|
6 |
300 |
Neotropical.
Sub-tropical to tropical. Tropical America |
Tree, Shrub,
Liane |
Also listed
under Rosales at times. Has wood |
| 484 |
43 |
Lamiaceae |
Martinov |
Labiatae Family |
160 |
3500 |
|
|
New name =
Labiatae Juss. (even though the order is Lamiales). See Labiatae for details. |
| 485 |
77 |
Malesherbiaceae |
D. Don |
|
1 |
27 |
South America |
Shrubs, Herbs,
sometimes woody |
Close to Passifloraceae
& Turneraceae
Only 1 species, Malesherbia |
| 486 |
93 |
Acantholimon |
Bois. |
|
165 |
|
Eastern Mediterranean
to Central Asia. 1 species in Europe. |
|
Grows in gravelly
deserts & mountains |
| 487 |
93 |
Plumbaginaceae |
Juss. |
|
27 |
|
cosmopolitan,
esp. maritime areas |
Shrubs, Lianes
or usually herbs |
Chief genera:
Ceratostigma, Plumbago, Acantholimon, Armeria, Limonium |
| 488 |
13 |
Asteraceae |
Martinov |
|
|
|
|
|
Asteraceae
= Compositae. Go To Compositae for details. |
