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Monimiaceae

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Laurales
Family:Monimiaceae
genera
Austromatthaea
Decarydendron
Ephippiandra
Faikea
Hedycarya
Hennecartia
Hortonia
Kairoa
Kibara
Kibaropsis
Lauterbachia
Levieria
Macropeplus
Macrotorus
Matthaea
Mollinedia
Monimia
Palmeria
Parakibara
Peumus
Steganthera
Tambourissa
Tetrasynandra
Wilkiea
Xymalos

Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants, which includes 150-220 species of shrubs and small trees in 18-25 genera. They are native to the southern hemisphere tropics and subtropics. The largest genus is Tambourissa , with 50 species in Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, and the Comoros. The type genus, Monimia , is endemic to the Macarenes.

The earliest fossil occurrence of the family is from the late Cretaceous of Antarctica.


Family Monimiaceae





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