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Loasaceae

Synonyms: Cevalliaceae; Gronoviaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

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. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.
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Genus

Actenosigynes (2)
Aosa (8)
Blumenbachia (12)
Caiophora (42)
Cajophora (29)
Cevallia (stinging serpent) (1)
Eucnide (stingbush) (14)
Fuertesia (1)
Grausa (6)
Gronovia (2)
Huidobria (2)
Kissenia (2)
Klaprothia (2)
Loasa (29)
Mentzelia (blazingstar) (101)
Nasa (100)   (5)
Petalonyx (sandpaper plant) (5)
Pinnasa (7)
Plakothira (3)
Presliophytum (6)
Schismocarpus (3)
Scyphanthus (1)
Xylopodia (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0