Theophrastaceae

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Theophrastaceae
Jacquinia pungens flowers
Jacquinia pungens flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Theophrastaceae
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Genera

Clavija
Deherainia
Jacquinia
Neomezia
Theophrasta

Theophrastaceae is a small family of flowering plants. In its traditional circumscription, the family consists of five genera and between 90-100 species of trees or shrubs, native to tropical regions of the Americas.

The APG II system places this family in the order Ericales, a basal group in the asterids. APG II also includes the additional genus Samolus, with about 15 additional species, and vastly increasing the area of distribution.

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