Flora of the Southeastern US - Weakley 2020 Flashcards
A family of 3 genera and ca. 300 species, mainly tropical and subtropical.
Huperziaceae
Firmoss Family
A family of 10-15 genera and about 400 species.
Lycopodiaceae
Clubmoss Family
A family of a single genus and about 250-300 species
Isoetaceae
Quillwort / Merlin’s-Grass Family
A family of 1-several genera (the generic circumscriptions still unclear), and about 700 (or more) species.
Selaginellaceae
Spikemoss Family
A family with a single genus and about 15-20 species.
Equisetaceae
Horsetail Family
A family of 2 genera and about 17 species, pantropical and warm temperate.
Psilotaceae
Whiskfern Family
A family of 10 genera and about 115 species.
Ophioglossaceae
Adder’s-Tongue Family
A family of 6 genera and about 18 species.
Osmundaceae
Royal Fern Family
A family of 9 genera and about 430 species.
Hymenophyllaceae
Filmy Fern Family
A family of about 6 genera and about 157 species, pan-tropical and sub-tropical.
Gleicheniaceae
Forking-Fern Family
A family with a single genus and about 40 species, of tropical and temperate regions, particularly equatorial and south temperate.
Lygodiaceae
Climbing Fern Family
A family of 2 genera and about 35 species.
Schizaeaceae
Curly-Grass Family
A monotypic family, of a single genus and ca. 115 species, of tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, but most diverse in tropical America.
Anemiaceae
Pineland Fern Family
A family of 2 genera and about 21 species, all floating aquatics.
Salviniaceae
Floating Fern Family
A family of 3 genera and about 61 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
Marsileaceae
Water-Clover Family
A family of 3 genera and about 643 species. Found in both New and Old World tropical wet montane forests and cloud forests, with some species extending into south-temperate regions.
Cyathereaceae
Scale Tree Fern Family
A family of about 7 genera and about 234 species, mostly tropical.
Lindsaeaceae
Necklace Fern Family
A family of about 53 genera and about 1211 species.
Pteridaceae
Maindenhair Fern Family
A family of about 10 (or more) genera and about 265 species, of cosmopolitan distribution; the circumscription is very uncertain and controversial, however.
- Leaves yellow-green or pale-green in color, with whitish-gray glandular trichomes, petioles silvery-pilose, leaves borne scattered (as clonal patches), sori tiny (< 0.5 mm in diameter)
Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken Family
A family of 3 genera and about 37 species, perennials, sub-cosmopolitan in distribution, primarily of temperate regions but also in montane to alpine settings in tropical regions.
- Undivided indusium, pocket-like or hood-like, attached around one side of the sorus, petiole bases are deciduous, veins reach the margin.
Cystopteridaceae
Brittle Fern Family
A family of a single genus and 4 species, perennials, of e. Asia and e. North America.
Diplaziopsidaceae
Glade Fern Family
A family of a single genus and about 750 species, of nearly cosmopolitan distribution.
Aspleniaceae
Spleenwort Family
A family of about 1 genus and ca. 65 species, cosmopolitan in distribution, but concentrated in temperate and montane areas.
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia (Cliff Fern) Family
A family of 4 genera and 5 species (but see below), of north temperate regions
Onocleaceae
Sensitive Fern Family
A family of about 24 genera and about 265 species, cosmopolitan in distribution.
Fiddleheads often reddish.
Blechnaceae
Deer Fern Family
A family of 3-5 genera and about 650 species, subcosmopolitan in distribution.
Athyriaceae
Lady Fern Family
A family of about 30 genera (generic circumscription has been especially controversial and problematic, and is in the process of being resolved) and 1000-1100 species.
Thelypteridaceae
Marsh Fern Family
A family of about 26 genera and about 2115 species, cosmopolitan in distribution, but concentrated in temperate and montane areas.
Dryopteridaceae
Wood-Fern Family
A family of 1 genus and about 19 species.
Nephrolepidaceae
Sword Fern Family
A family of 3 genera and about 50 species, tropical.
Lomariopsidaceae
Fringed Fern Family
A family of 7 genera and about 250 species.
Tectariaceae
Halberd Fern Family
A family of about 65 genera and about 1650 species, cosmopolitan, especially tropical.
Polypodiaceae
Polypody Family
A family of 1 genus and about 107 species, trees and shrubs, of the Old World tropics and warm temperate areas.
Cycadaceae
Cycad Family / Sago Palm Family
A family of about 9-11 genera and 120-200 species, of tropical and warm temperate North America, Central America, South America, Africa, and Australia.
Zamiaceae
Zamia Family
A family of a single genus and single species, a tree, native of China.
Ginkoaceae
Ginko Family
A monotypic family, shrubs or clambering vines, of warm temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas of America and Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Ephedraceae
Ephedra Family
A family of about 12 genera and about 220 species, trees and shrubs, almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.
Pinaceae
Pine Family
A family of about three genera and 43 species, trees, native to the Southern Hemisphere.
Araucariaceae
Norfolk Island Pine Family
A family of 19 genera and ca. 130 species, trees and shrubs, mainly tropical and subtropical and mainly southern hemisphere.
Podocarpaceae
Podocarp Family
A family of about 29 genera and about 130 species.
Cupressaceae
Cypress Family
A family of about 3 genera and ca. 15 species, shrubs and trees, of isolated regions of the Northern Hemisphere and New Caledonia.
Taxaceae
Yew Family
A family of 3 genera and ca. 16 species, disjunctly distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the Old and New Worlds.
Cephalotaxaceae
Plum-Yew Family
A family of 2 genera and about 6 species, aquatic herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
Cabombaceae
Water-shield Family
A family of 6 genera and about 75 species, aquatic herbs, cosmopolitan.
Nymphaceae
Water-lily Family
A family of 1 genus and about 42 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate and subtropical se. Asia and se. North America (se. United States, Cuba, Haiti, and e. Mexico).
Illiciaceae
Star-anise Family
A family of 2 genera and about 40-60 species, woody vines, of e. Asia and e. North America (only our single species).
Schisandraceae
Star-Vine Family
A family of 6 genera and about 15 species, trees or shrubs, mainly Neotropical but also in Africa (including Madagascar).
Canellaceae
Canella Family
A family of 4 genera and 6 species, perennial herbs, of temperate e. and se. Asia, w. North America, and e. North America.
Saururaceae
Lizard’s-tail Family
A family of about 5-8 genera and 3000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, of tropical and subtropical areas.
Piperaceae
Pepper Family
A family of about 6-12 genera and 600 species, vines, shrubs, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions.
Aristolochiaceae
Birthwort Family
A family of about 7 genera and 223 species, trees and shrubs, tropical and warm temperate, of e. and se. Asia, and from e. North America south through West Indies and Central America to Brazil.
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia Family
A family of about 128-130 genera and about 2200-2300 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, mostly tropical.
Annonaceae
Custad-apple Family
A family of 4 genera and about 8 species, shrubs and trees, of temperate e. China, temperate e. North America, temperate w. North America, and tropical ne. Australia.
Calycanthaceae
Sweet-shrub Family
A family of about 50 genera and 2500-3500 species, trees and shrubs, of tropical, subtropical, and (rarely) warm temperate regions.
Lauraceae
Laurel Family
A family that cosists of only of one genus of 2-4 species, perennial herbs.
Acoracaea
Calamus Family
A family of about 100-110 genera and about 3000-4000 species, herbs and reduced aquatic herbs, cosmopolitan, but mostly tropical and subtropical.
Araceae
Arum Family
A family of 4 genera and about 30 species, of disjunct distribution in north temperate and subarctic areas, and in the Guayana Shield and northern Andes areas of n. South America.
Tofieldiaceae
False-asphodel Family
A family of about 13 genera and 80 species, herbs, subcosmopolitan in distribution.
Alismataceae
Water-plantain Family
A family of about 18 genera and 120 species, aquatic herbs, cosmopolitan.
Hydrocharitaceae
Frog’s-bit Family
A monotypic family, circumboreal in arctic and cold temperate regions.
Scheuchzeriaceae
Scheuchzeria Family
A family of 3-4 genera and 20 species, of temperate and boreal regions of the Old and New World.
Juncaginaceae
Arrowgrass Family
A family of 3 genera and about 18 species, marine or estuarine perennials, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
Zosteraceae
Eelgrass Family
A family of 6-7 genera and about 100 species, aquatic herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
Potamogetonaceae
Pondweed Family
A family of about 6 genera and 20-25 species, estuarine aquatics, of tropical and subtropical (rarely temperate) waters.
Cymodoceaceae
Manatee-grass Family
(Includes the previous Ruppiaceae)
A family of about 5 genera and 40 species, of e. Asia, e. North America, n. Europe, and the Guyana Shield of n. South America.
Nartheciaceae
Bog-Asphodel Family
A family of about 13-15 genera and 130 species, pantropical and warm-temperate.
Many members are mycoheterotrophic.
Burmanniaceae
Burmannia Family
A family of about 3-20 genera and 600-880 species, of tropical and warm temperate regions.
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
A family of 3-4 genera and 30-35 species, herbs and shrubs, of Asia, Australia, and se. North America.
Stemonaceae
Stemona Family
A family of 5 genera and about 575 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, of the Old World tropics.
Pandanaceae
Screw-pine Family
A family of ca. 6 genera and about 80 species, perennial herbs, of temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Trilliaceae
Trillium Family
A family of a single genus and 2 species, perennial herbs, of e. and nw. North America.
Xerophyllaceae
Beargrass Family
A family of 3 genera and 15 species, perennial herbs, of e. North America and e. Asia.
Heloniadaceae
Swamp-pink Family
A family of 2 genera, and 5 species, perennial herbs, of e. Asia and e. North America.
Chionographidaceae
Fairy-wand Family
A family of about 8 genera and 80 species, mostly temperate and northern hemisphere, but extending into South America (Peru).
Melanthiaceae
Bunchflower Family
A family of 5 genera and about 170 species, perennial herbs, of Central and South America.
Alstroemeriaceae
Peruvian-lily Family
As here circumscribed, a family of about 15 genera and about 250 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
Colchicaceae
Meadow-saffron Family
A family of a single genus and about 220 species, widespread in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions.
Smilacaceae
Greenbriar Family
As here interpreted narrowly, a family that constitutes about 11 genera and 550 species, of the Northern Hemisphere.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
A family of about 800 genera and 19,000 species, perennial (rarely annual), mycotrophic herbs and vines (many epiphytic).
Orchidaceae
Orchid Family
A family of about 9 genera and ca. 155 species, tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs, subcosmopolitan (though not well distributed in the northern hemisphere of the Old World, and especially diverse in South Africa).
Hypoxidaceae
Stargrass Family
A family of about 65-82 genera and 1700-1810 species, herbs, of cosmopolitan distribution (most diverse in s. Africa).
Iridaceae
Iris Family
A genus of about 500 species, shrubs, trees, and perennial herbs, of tropical and s. Africa.
Asphodelaceae
Asphodel Family
A family of about 19 genera and 85 species, herbs, largely of the Old World and especially Australia and s. Africa.
Hemerocallidaceae
Day-lily Family
[prev. Asphodelaceae]
A family of about 13 genera and 800 species, herbs, especially diverse in South America, n. North America, and n. Eurasia.
Alliaceae
Onion Family
[prev. Amaryllidaceae]
A family of about 59 genera and 850 species, nearly cosmopolitan (especially diverse in the tropics).
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
A family of a single genus and 170-300 species, widespread in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia (introduced elsewhere).
Asparagaceae
Asparagus Family
As here broadly circumscribed, a family of about 28 genera and 500 species, of North America, Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Ruscaceae
Ruscus Family
A family of about 25 genera and 640 species, herbs and rosette shrubs, of temperate and tropical America.
Agavaceae
Agave Family
A family of 12 genera and about 60 species, herbs, of w. North America south to Guatemala.
Themidaceae
Brodiea Family
A family of about 67 genera and 900 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
Hyacinthaceae
Hyacinth Family
A family of about 181 genera and 2600 species, trees and shrubs, of tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres.
Arecaceae
Palm Family
A family of about 41 genera and 650 species, herbs, of tropical and warm temperate regions of both hemispheres.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
A family of 4 genera and 5 species, perennial herbs, of s., se., and e. Asia, Australia, and tropical Asian islands.
Philydraceae
Philydrum Family
A family of about 13 genera and 33 species, primarily of the tropics, but with some temperate representatives.
Pontederiaceae
Pickerelweed Family
A family of about 14 genera and 100 species, herbs, of semicosmopolitan distribution, but centered in Australia.
Haemodoraceae
Bloodwort Family
A family of a single genus and about 150 species, herbs, of tropical America.
Heliconiaceae
Heliconia Family
A family of 2 genera and 40-50 species, robust herbs, of the Paleotropics.
Musaceae
Banana Family
A family of a single genus, herbs, of tropical and warm temprate America.
Cannaceae
Canna Family
A family of about 31 genera and 550 speices, herbs and vines, nearly pantropical (absent from Australia), and rarely extending into subtropical warm temprate regions.
Marantaceae
Arrowroot Family
A family of about 7 genera and 110 species, perennial herbs, pantropical.
Costaceae
Costus Family
A family of about 50 genera and 1200 species, rhizomatous herbs, of tropical and subtropical areas, especially se. Asia.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger Family
A family of 2 genera with 16-30 species, wetland herbs, cosmopolitan.
Typhaceae
Cattail Family
A family of about 546 genera and 2600 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, of the New World tropics and subtropics (very rarely warm temperate).
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliad Family
A family of 2 genera and about 300-325 species, nearly cosmopolitan (most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions, and especially South America).
Xyridaceae
Yellow-eyed Grass Family
A family of about 10 genera and 1100 species, of tropical and warm temperate regions (few in cold temperate regions), especially America, and most diverse in n. South America.
Eriocaulaceae
Pipewort Family
A family of a single genus and 4-10 species, of tropical to warm temperate America and Africa.
Mayacaceae
Bogmoss Family
A family of about 8 genera and 350-440 species, herbs (and a few shrubs), largely of temperate regions of the Old and New World.
Juncaceae
Rush Family
A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
Cyperaceae
Sedge Family
A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan.
Poaceae
Grass Family
A peculiar and apparently very primitive family, of a single genus and about 6 species, aquatic herbs, of cosmopolitan distribution.
Ceratophyllaceae
Hornwort Family
A family of 15-20 genera and 500-600 species, herbs, mostly north temperate.
Fumariaceae
Fumitory Family
A family of 23 genera and about 230 species, mainly herbs (some shrubs and small trees), largely north temperate in distribution.
Papaveraceae
Poppy Family
A family of about 8 genera and 35 species, shrubs and vines, primarily Asian, but also in s. South America.
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabala Family
A family of about 72 genera and 450 speceies, vines, shrubs, trees, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and warm termparea areas.
Menispermaceae
Moonseed Family
As broadly defined here, a family of about 18 genera and 650 species, herbs and shrubs, of the temperate Northern Hemisphere and Andean South America.
Berberidaceae
Barberry Family
A monotypic family, of temperate e. North America.
Hydrastidaceae
Goldenseal Family
A family of about 62 genera and 2,450 species, herbs, shrubs, and vines, primarily of temperate and boreal regions.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup Family
A family of 1 genus and 2 species, aquatic herbs, of temperate and subtropical e. North America and e. Asia.
Nelumbonaceae
Lotus-lily Family
A family of a single genus and about 7 species, trees, of North America south to Central America and w. Asia to se. Asia.
Platanaceae
Plane-tree Family
A family of about 80 genera and 1,600 species, trees and shrubs, mainly of the tropics and subtropics (and Southern Hemisphere temperate areas).
Proteaceae
Protea Family
A family of 5 genera and about 100 species, mainly shrubs, mainly of the Northern Hemisphere.
Buxaceae
Boxwood Family
A monogeneric family of 1 genus and about 15 species, trees, of e. Asia, Indomalaysia, e. North America, Central America, and e. Mediterranean.
Altingiaceae
Sweet-gum Family
A family of ca. 27 genera and ca. 87 species, trees and shrubs, tropical to temperate, and especially e. Asian.
Hamamelidaceae
Witch-hazel Family
A family of 1 genus and about 27 species, shrubs, or e. and se. Asia (about 25 species), e. North America (1 species), and sub-Saharan Africa (1 species).
Iteaceae
Sweetspire Family
A family of one genus, of the northern hemisphere and montane South America (Andes).
Grossulariaceae
Currant Family
If narrowly described (as here), a family of about 35 genera and 500-650 species, herbs (mainly perennial), nearly cosmopolitan, but especially diverse in warm temperate regions of North America and Eurasia.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifrage Family
A family of about 34 - 35 genera and 1,100 - 1,410 species, succulent shrubs and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but with centers of diversity in s. Africa and Mexico.
Crassulaceae
Stonecrop Family
A family of one genus and 2 species, herbs, of e. North America and e. Asia.
Penthoraceae
Penthorum Family
A family of 8-10 genera and about 120-150 species, mainly aquatic and wetland herbs (including all our taxa), also with some shrubs and trees, cosmopolitan but centered in the Southern Hemisphere (especially Australia).
Haloragaceae
Water-milfoil Family
A family of abouty 14-16 genera and 900 species, vines (rarely small trees or herbs), of tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of the Old and New Worlds.
Vitaceae
Grape Family
A family of a single genus and about 18 species, herbs and shrubs (to small trees), of warm (and usually dry) parts of s. North America, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
Krameriaceae
Krameria Family
A family of about 27 genera and 240 species, trees, shrubs, and (rarely) herbs, of tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.
Zygophyllaceae
Creosote-bush Family
A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
Fabaceae
Legume (Pea) Family
A monotypic genus, a shrub or small tree, of s. FL, West Indies, and Caribbean shores of Mexico, Central America, and n. South America; also widespread in the Paleotropics
Surianaceae
Bay-cedar Family
A family of 17-21 genera and 800-1,000 species, trees, shrubs, and woody vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but most diverse in tropiocal and subtripical areas.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
A family of about 85-95 genera and 2,000-3,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
Rosaceae
Rose Family
A family of 3 genera and 30-50 species, shrubs, small trees, and lianas, of temperate Eurasia and North America, and tropical Asia and Australia.
Elaeagnaceae
Oleaster Family
A family of about 50-52 genera and 900-950 species, mostly trees, shrubs, and lianas, cosmopolitan in distributation but concentrated in tropical and subtropical areas.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
As here circumscribed, (excluding Celtis and relatives), a family of 6-7 genera and about 35 species, of tempreate, subtropical, and boreal Northern Hemisphere (rarely extending in to Southern Hemisphere).
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
As circumscribed here, a family of 14 genera and about 120 species, trees, shrubs, woody vines, herbs, and herbaceous vines, of cosmopolitan distribution.
Cannabaceae
Hops Family
A family of about 38 genera and 1,100 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, of tropical, and subtropical, and (few) warm temperate areas.
Moraceae
Mulberry Family
A family of about 45 genera and 1,000 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions.
Urticaceae
Nettle Family
A family of about 8 genera and 620 - 1,050 species, trees and shrubs, mostly of the Northern Hemisphere but extending into se. Asia and Australia.
Fagaceae
Beech Family
A family of about 3-5 genera and 55 species, trees and shrubs, nearly cosmopolitan.
Myricaceae
Bayberry Family
A family of 8 genera and 60 species, trees and shrubs, mostly temperate.
Juglandaceae
Walnut Family
A family of 4 genera and about 100 species, trees and shrubs, of Malesia, Australia, and Melanesia.
Casuarinaceae
Casuarina Family
A family of 6 genera and about 150 species, primarily of subarctic and cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but extending through Central America to n. South America.
Betulaceae
Birch Family
A family of 97 - 120 genera and 800 - 1,000 species. of tropical and subtropical areas, with a few extending to temperate areas.
Cucurbitaceae
Gourd Family
A family of 2 genera and 1,300 - 1,500 species, herbs and shrubs, of tropical and subtropical (rarely warm temperate) regions.
Begoniaceae
Begonia Family
A family of 2 genera and about 16 species, herbs, of largely north temperate and arctic areas.
Parnassiaceae
Grass-of-Parnassus Family
A family of about 100 genera and 1,400 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, perennial and annual herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, especially in the tropics and subtopics.
Celastraceae
Bittersweet Family
A family of 5-6 genera and 800 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and small trees, nearly cosmopolitan (especially temperate).
Oxalidaceae
Wood-sorrel Family
A family of about 14 genera and 145 species, shrubs and trees, of tropical areas of the Old and New World.
Rhizophoraceae
Red Mangrove Family
A family of about 32 genera and 550 species, small trees, shrubs, and some herbs, pantropical, especially diverse in the neotropics and tropical Africa.
Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
A family of 15 genera and about 700 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, pantropically distributed.
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen Family
A family of 14 genera and about 490 species, trees and shrubs, pantropically distributed.
Calophyllaceae
Calophyllum Family
A family of about 47-49 genera and 280 species, aquatic herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and rarely temperate regions of the New World and Old World.
Podostemaceae
Riverweed Family
A family of 7-9 genera and 480-560 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan.
Hypericaceae
St. John’s-wort Family
A family of 2 genera and about 200 species, trees (and rarely shrubs), of tropical and subtropical regions of the New and Old World.
Putranjivaceae
Guiana-plum Family
A family of 2 genera and about 35 species, herbs, cosmoplitan in tropical and temperate areas.
Elatinaceae
Waterwort Family
A family of about 75 genera and 1,300 species, herbs, lianas, and trees, of the Neotropics and Paleotropics.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
A family of about 18 genera and 530 species, trees and shrubs, of tropical and subtropical areas, especially tropical America.
Chrysobalanaceae
Coco-plum Family
A family of about 31 genera and 1,100 species, herbs, shrubs, lianas, and trees, cosmopolitan in distribution, but especically diverse in the tropics.
Violaceae
Violet Family
A family of about 27 genera and 935 species, vines, shrubs, trees, and herbs, of tropical and warm temperate regions, especially America and Africa.
Passifloraceae
Passionflower Family
A family of about 10 genera and 200 species, herbs and shrubs, of tropical and subtropical America and Africa.
Turneraceae
Turnera Family
A family of 55 genera and about 1,010 species (as circumscribed here to include the Flacourtiaceae), trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, nearly cosmpolitan.
Salicaceae
Willow Family
A family of about 220 genera and 6,500 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge Family
A family of about 10-14 genera and 250-350 species, herbs, trees, vines, and shrubs, cosmopolitan.
Linaceae
Flax Family
A family of about 60 genera and 2,000 species, trees, shrubs, herbs, mainly tropical and warm temperate.
Phyllanthaceae
Leaf-flower Family
A family of about 5-11 genera and 700-835 species, herbs and shrubs, mostly temperate.
Geraniaceae
Geranium Family
A family of about 14 genera and 500 species, trees and shrubs, of the neotropics and paleotropics.
Combretaceae
Combretum Family
A family of about 27-35 genera and about 600 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, primarily tropical (a few warm temperate).
Lythraceae
Loosestrife Family
A family of about 18 genera and 655 species, herbs, shrubs, and rarely trees, cosmoplitan (especially of temperate and subtropical America).
Onagraceae
Evening-primrose Family
A family of about 100-142 genera and 3,500 - 5,500 species, trees and shrubs, nearly worldwide in tropical and subtropical areas.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle Family
A family of about 200 genera and 4,500 - 5,000 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas.
Melastomaceae
Melastome Family
