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Family ID Order ID Name Authorities Num. of Familes Num. of Genera Num. of Species Geo-Location Growth/Forms Overview
349 72 Acanthaceae Juss., nom. cons. Acanthus Family 250 3450      
486 93 Acantholimon Bois.   165   Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia. 1 species in Europe.   Grows in gravelly deserts & mountains
325 70 Aceraceae Juss., nom. cons. Maple Family 2 113     All species are trees
55 19 Achatocarpaceae Heimerl, nom. cons.   2 6      
122 31 Actinidiaceae Van Tiegh.   3 350 Tropical & warm areas & E. Asian mountains, Australia Tree/Shrub/Liane  
115 29 Adoxaceae Trautv. Viburnnum Family 3 5 Temperate, North temperate Herb  
269 61 Aegicerataceae Blume   1 3 Paleotropical and Australian Tree/Shrub Myrsinaceae. Small trees or shrubs
66 21 Aextoxicaceae Engl. and Gilg   1 1 Chile Tree Large trees
24 12 Agavaceae Endl. Agave Family 13 210 Holarctic and Neotropical Shrub/Herb Herbs, or shrubs, or 'arborescent'
326 70 Aitoniaceae (Harv.) Harv. & Sond.   1 1 South Africa Tree/Shrub Meliaceae. Small trees, or shrubs
43 18 Akaniaceae Stapf   1 1 Eastern Australia Tree Small trees. Freshly cut wood and bark has a turniplike odour)
78 23 Alangiaceae DC.   2 21 Widespread tropical Liane/Shrub/Tree Trees, or shrubs (sometimes spiny), or lianas (occasionally)
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
238 52 Alzateaceae S. Graham   1 1 Tropical and warm areas, Esp. Africa. Tree/Shrub Crypteroniaceae. Small trees or shrubs to 20 meters.
56 19 Amaranthaceae Juss. Cockscomb Family 74 850 Temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical. Widespread Shrub/Herb Shrubs (usually), or herbs.
432 1 Amentotaxaceae Kudo & Yamam.           Cephalotaxaceae
327 70 Anacardiaceae Lindl. Cashew Family 70 875 Widespread in the tropics, also Mediterranean, E. Asia, America Tree/Shrub  
257 53 Ancistrocladaceae Planch.   1 20 Old World tropical areas. Africa to W. Malaysia Liane Lianas. Climbing; stem twiners or scrambling
79 23 Anisophylleaceae (Schimp.) Ridl.   4 36 Tropical, widespread. Tree/Shrub All species are trees. Some doubt which order it should fit under. Also under Rosales.
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
147 37 Antoniaceae Hutch or (Endl.) J.G. Agardh   4 8 Tropical Tree/Shrub/Liane Strychnaceae. Small to large trees, or shrubs, or lianas
80 23 Apocynaceae Juss. Dogbane Family 180 1850 Temperate (a few), or sub-tropical to tropical (mainly). Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Usually lianes, less often trees, shrubs, herbs. Includes Asceopiadaceae
67 74 Aquifoliaceae Bartl. Holly Family 4 600 Temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical. Widespread Trees, Shrubs Listings show this also Under Celestrales, Icacinales. Small trees, or shrubs
21 9 Araceae Juss.   106 2550 Sub-tropical, or tropical, or temperate (relatively few). Widespread. Herb/Shrub Shrubs, or herbs, or 'arborescent'
19 7 Araliaceae Juss. Ginseng Family 47 1325 Widespread, but especially Indomalaya and tropical America   some researchers group Apiaceae + Araliaceae = Umbelliferae
81 23 Aralidaceae Philipson & Stone   1 1 Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Anambas, Borneo Tree/Shrub See Cornaceae. Trees, or shrubs, or lianas, or herbs (rarely). Small, Artocarpus-like trees, or shrubs. To 15 €“17 m high
431 1 Araucariaceae Henkel & W. Hochst. Araucaria Family 3 40     Literature also lists Araucariaceae under Pinales
23 11 Aristolochiaceae Juss. Birthwort Family 12 600 Temperate (warm), or sub-tropical to tropical. Widespread, except Australasia. Herb/Liane/Shrub Shrubs, or lianas, or herbs (mostly woody vines)
149 37 Asclepiadaceae R.Br. Milkweed Family 248 2800 Warm & tropical areas, esp. Africa Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Climbers & herbs, rarely shrubby or trees
488 13 Asteraceae Martinov           Asteraceae = Compositae. Go To Compositae for details.
366 74 Asteranthaceae Knuth   1 1 Neotropical. Tropical. Northern Brazil Tree See Lecythidaceae. Only genus, Asteranthos
367 74 Asteropeiaceae Takhtadj. or (Syzyszyl.) Reveal & Hoogl.   1 7 Paleotropical. Tropical. Madagascar. Tree/Shrub See Theaceae, Small trees, or shrubs (scrambling)
180 44 Atherospermataceae R. Br.   6 12 Temperate to tropical. Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Chile. Tree/Shrub See Monimiaceae
158 38 Averrhoaceae Hutch.   3 16 Tropical. Madagascar, Western Malaysia, tropical South America Tree/Shrub/Liane Oxidaliceae. Small trees, or shrubs, or lianas
175 43 Avicenniaceae Endl. ex Schnizl.   1 11 Tropical coasts Tree/Shrub Small mangrove trees and shrubs
159 38 Balanitaceae Endl.   1 25 Tropical Africa to Burma. / Tree/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
31 16 Balanopaceae Benth.   1 12 Sub-tropical to tropical. Queensland, New Caledonia, Fiji. Tree only genus, Balanops.
28 14 Balanopsidaceae     1 9     #NAME?
396 76 Barbeyaceae Rendle   1 1 Sub-tropical. North East Africa, Arabia Tree Small, Olea-like trees. Barbeya oleoides the only representative
369 74 Barringtoniaceae Rudolphi   6 55 Paleotropical. Tropical Trees, or shrubs (rarely) Barrintoniaceae = Lecythidaceae
44 18 Bataceae Mart. ex Meissn.   1 2 Tropical. Pacific, West Indies, north coastal South America, central America to Florida, New Guinea,/Queensland. Shrub Weak, straggling coastal shrubs (to 150 cm high). only genus, Batis.
45 18 Batidaceae Auctt.         Shrub Batidaceae = Bataceae. Go there for details.
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.
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
142 36 Betulaceae S.F. Gray Birch Family 6 95 Temperate. North temperate, tropical mountains, Andes, Argentina, North America Tree/Shrub  
350 72 Bignoniaceae Juss. Trumpet-Creeper Family 112 725 Temperate (a few), or sub-tropical and tropical (mainly). Widespread Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Trees, or shrubs, or lianas, or herbs (rarely)
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.
223 50 Bixaceae Link Lipstick Tree Family 3 16 Tropical America and West Indies Tree/Herb/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
328 70 Blepharocaryaceae Airy Shaw   2 1 Tropical. Northern and Eastern Australia Tall, buttressed trees. Blepharocaryaceae = Anacardiaceae
Only 1 genus, Blepharocarya
Look in Anacardiaceae for details on Blepharocarya.
118 86 Boerlacellaceae H.J. Lam   2 2 Western Malaysia Tree See Sapotaceae instead
224 50 Bombacaceae Kunth   30 180 Sub-tropical to tropical. Widespread, especially America Tree Has commercial wood
29 83 Boraginaceae Juss. Borage Family 130 2300 Cape, Australian, and Antarctic. Temperate to tropical. Cosmopolitan, but fewer in cool temperate and tropical/regions, and with a strong Mediterranean concentration Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Listed under Lamiales
39 84 Brassicaceae Burnett Mustard Family 350   Throughout temperate parts of the World with maximum diversity in the Mediterranean region herbs or rarely subshrubs Brassicaceae = Crruciferae
Genera Brassica and Cadaba have minor wood.
422 18 Bretscheideraceae Engl. & Gigl.   1 1 China, Thailand, Vietnam Tree Only genus, Bretschneidera. /Carlquist (1996) considers the wood very like that of Akania
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
30 15 Bromeliaceae Juss.   58 1400 Sub-tropical and tropical. America and West Indies, save for one species in West Africa. Herb Herbs, or 'arborescent' (a few). Plants succulent (usually, more or less), or non-succulent. Perennial
More research needed to find if this family does have any woody elements. Possibly it may not.
288 67 Brunelliaceae Engl.   1 45 Tropical. America Tree Tall trees. only genus, Brunellia
437 67 Bruniaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.   12 75 Africa, esp. the Cape Tree/Shrub Usually shrubs, rarely trees.
35 17 Brunoniaceae Dumort.   1 1 Temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical. Australia. Herb Only genus is Brunonia
351 72 Buddlejaceae Wilhelm   9 150 Tropical & warm climates. Widespread. Tree/Shrub/Herb/Liane  
310 87 Burseraceae Kunth   17 500 Sub-tropical and tropical. Widespread Tree/Shrub Proper listing is with Sapindales
32 16 Buxaceae Dum. Boxwood Family 4 100 Scattered, tropical and temperate Tree/Shrub/Herb Shrubs (mostly), or trees, or herbs
57 19 Cactaceae Juss. Cactus Family 90 2000 New World & Old World areas, especially hot and dry. Shrub, Herb  
139 35 Caesalpinaceae R. Br.     1446 Wide world distribution Trees, Shrubs #NAME?
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
26 13 Campanulaceae Juss. Bellflower Family 90 2000 Holarctic, Paleotropical, Neotropical, Cape, Australian, and Antarctic. Frigid zone to tropical. Cosmopolitan, except tropical Africa. Tree/Shrub/Herb Also under Campanulales/Herbs (mostly), or trees to shrubs (a few)
16 82 Canellaceae Mart.   6 16 Tropical. West Indies and Florida, tropical South America and East Africa, Madagascar. Tree/Shrub/Herb Highly aromatic, glabrous trees (mostly), or shrubs (rarely)
391 75 Canotiaceae Airy Shaw   2 2 Temperate to sub-tropical. Southwest U.S.A. Small trees, or shrubs #NAME?
47 18 Capparaceae #NAME?     177 See Capparidaceae   #NAME?
40 84 Capparidaceae Juss. Caper Family 25 650 Temperate to tropical. Widespread. Herb/Liane/Shrub/Tree Trees, or shrubs, or lianas, or herbs (rarely)
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
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
143 36 Carpinaceae (Spach, Kuprianova, Vest   3 47 Temperate. North temperate Trees, Shrubs #NAME?
370 74 Caryocaraceae Szyszyl.   2 25 Tropical America. Tree/Shrub Trees (mostly), or shrubs (or undershrubs)
58 19 Caryophyllaceae Juss.   88 2300 Frigid zone to tropical. Cosmopolitan Herb/Shrub/Tree Small trees (a few), or shrubs (a few), or herbs (mainly)
65 20 Casurinaceae R. Br. Beefwood Family 4 65 Temperate to tropical. Australia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Mascarene Is. Tree/Shrub  
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
68 21 Celastraceae R. Br. Staff-tree or Bittersweet Family 85 850 Sub-tropical and tropical (most), or temperate (fewer). Cosmopolitan Tree/Shrub/Liane  
15 6 Cephalotaxaceae Negr.   1 7 E. & S.E. Asia, China, Vietnam Tree/Shrub  
392 75 Cercidiphyllaceae Engler. or Van Tiegh. Katsura Family 1 2 E. Asia, China, Japan Tree Has commercial timber and very large trees.
Only genus, Cercidiphyllum
59 19 Chenopodiaceae Vent. Goosefoot Family 105 1400 Widespread, but missing from Central America, Asia, Malaysia and most of Africa. Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Herbs (mostly), or shrubs (some), or trees (few, small), or lianas (few).
225 50 Chlaenaceae Thouars           #NAME?
205 48 Chloranthaceae R. Br.   4 65 South and Central America, Southeast Asia and Malaysia Tree/Shrub/Herb  
289 67 Chrysobalanaceae R. Br.   17 400 Mostly tropical, or sub-tropical. Widespread-tropical. Tree/Shrub  
41 84 Cleomaceae (Pax) Airy Shaw   8 275 Widespread tropical and subtropical. Tree/Shrub/Herb/Liane Herbs (mostly), or shrubs (a few), or trees (a few), or lianas (a few)
Cleomaceae = Capparidaceae
Go there for details
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.
164 39 Clusiaceae Lindley Garcinia or St. John's-Wort Family 50 1200 Widespread-tropical, except Malaysia.   Clusiaceae = Guttiferae
Go to Guttiferae for details.
226 50 Cochlospermaceae Planch.   2 25 Widespread-tropical, except Malaysia. Tree, Shrub Cochlospermaceae = Bixaceae See Bixaceae for details.
83 23 Columelliaceae D. Don   2 8 Northern Andes. Northwestern South America. Tree/Shrub Bitter trees, or shrubs
Only one genus, Columellia.
239 52 Combretaceae R. Br.   20 600 Sub-tropical and tropical. Widespread. Tree/Shrub/Liane  
77 22 Commelinaceae R. Br.   38 500 Widespread, mostly tropical and subtropical Herb  
27 13 Compositae Giseke Sunflower Family 1500 13000 Frigid zone, temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical. Cosmopolitan. Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb Alternatively Asteraceae Dum. (nom. altern.) . Herbs (mostly), or trees (rarely), or 'arborescent', or shrubs (rarely), or lianas (rarely)
291 67 Connaraceae R. Br.   16 350 Pantropical Tree/Shrub/Liane Trees, or shrubs, or lianas (commonly).
359 73 Convolvulaceae Juss. Morning Glory Family 55 1650 Temperate to tropical. Cosmopolitan. Herb/Liane/Shrub/Tree Also gets listed under Solanales. Herbs (mostly, climbing or trailing), or shrubs, or lianas, or trees (a few)
331 70 Coriariaceae DC.   1 15 Mediterranean, mid-Eastern Eurasia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Central and western South America Tree/Shrub Mostly shrubs, some trees. Only genus, Coriaria.
84 23 Cornaceae Dum. Dogwood Family 12 60 Temperate (mainly), or sub-tropical to tropical (in mountains). North and South temperate, and tropical mountains, few in Australia Tree/Shrub/Herb Trees and shrubs, or herbs (rarely)
144 36 Corylaceae Mirbel   1 15 Widespread North temperate. Tree/Shrub See Betulaceae. One genus: Corylus
69 21 Corynocarpaceae Engl.   1 4 S.W. Pacific Tree 1 species only, Corynocarpus, 4 species
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)
48 18 Cruciferae Juss.   365 3250 Esp. Mediterranean to Central Asia, W. North America/ Shrub/Herb Mostly Herbs, rarely shrubby
240 52 Crypteroniaceae A. DC.   3 10 Tropical Asia Tree/Shrub  
160 38 Ctenolophonaceae (H. Winkl.) Exell & Mendonca   1 3 Tropical Africa, Western Malaysia. Tree Ctenolophonaceae = Linaceae
See Linaceae for details
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.
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  
434 1 Cupressaceae Gray Cypress or Redwood Family 19 130   Trees & Shrubs  
85 23 Curtisiaceae (Harms) Tahkt.   1 1 Cape. Temperate, or sub-tropical. South Africa. Tree Only genus was, Curtisia Curtisiaceae = Cornaceae
1 2 Cyatheaceae Poit. ex Rich.       Tropical America   True Ferns
4 24 Cycadaceae Pers. Cycas Family   24 Australia, Indochina, Malaysia, Pacific, Madagascar, E. Africa Tree Palm-like woody trees. Used to have all Cycads. Now has only Cycas
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  
124 31 Cyrillaceae Endl.   3 13 Southeast U.S.A., Central and tropical South America. Tree/Shrub Small trees, or shrubs
 
               
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