Peridiscaceae

plant family

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Malpighiales

  • weeping willow tree
    In Malpighiales: Ungrouped families

    Peridiscaceae consists of three small genera of the tropics: Peridiscus is found in Amazonian Brazil and Venezuela; Whittonia is restricted to Guyana in northeastern South America; and Soyauxia is native to West Africa.

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Saxifragales

  • astilbe
    In Saxifragales: Major families

    Peridiscaceae comprises 4 genera and about 12 species of small trees and shrubs distributed in South America and west Africa. The single species of Whittonia, native to Guyana, is possibly extinct.

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