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Loasaceae
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 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
References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Loasaceae
- Chilean Loasaceae in Chileflora, seed provider
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