Theophrastaceae

Taxobox
name = Theophrastaceae

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Jacquinia pungens" flowers
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Theophrastaceae
familia_authority = Link
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "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.

References

* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/theophra.htm Theophrastaceae] in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ "The families of flowering plants"] .