Loasaceae

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Loasaceae
Loasa vulcanica
Loasa vulcanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
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Genera

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The Loasaceae is a family of 15-20 genera and about 200-260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. The family comprises annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.

Genera
  • Aosa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
  • Blumenbachia Schrad.
  • Caiophora C. Presl
  • Cevallia Lag.
  • Chichicaste Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
  • Eucnide Zucc.
  • Fuertesia Urb.
  • Gronovia L.
  • Huidobria Gay (sometimes included in Loasa)
  • Kissenia R. Br. ex Endl.
  • Klaprothia Kunth
  • Loasa Adans.
  • Mentzelia L.
  • Nasa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
  • Petalonyx A. Gray
  • Plakothira Florence
  • Presliophytum (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)
  • Schismocarpus S. F. Blake
  • Scyphanthus Sweet
  • Xylopodia Weigend

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