Achariaceae

Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in Flacourtiaceae. Molecular data strongly support the inclusion of this family in the order Malpighiales.

Pangium is a genus in the family Achariaceae containing the sole species Pangium edule, a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit" or pangi) which can be made edible by fermentation. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.

Caloncoba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Xylotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae. The genus includes four species native to central and southern Africa and Madagascar.

Camptostylus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Erythrospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Lindackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

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Kuhlmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Buchnerodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Carpotroche is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Achariaceae. It is native to the American tropics.

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Scaphocalyx is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Scaphocalyx spathacea.

Poggea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Prockiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

Scottellia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Achariaceae. Members of this genus are native to the tropical Africa.

Grandidiera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Grandidiera boivinii

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Kiggelaria africana (also known as the wild peach or umKokoko) is a large, robust, low-branching African tree, and is currently the only accepted species in the genus Kiggelaria.

Ceratiosicyos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae. There is only one accepted species, Ceratiosicyos laevis, native to southern Africa.

Gynocardia is a genus of dioecious evergreen tree belonging to the Achariaceae family, containing the sole species Gynocardia odorata. The trees grow up to 30 m tall. The species is found in moist forests of mountain valleys in South Asia - India, South-east Tibet and Yunnan in China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. thumb|left|160px|An illustration of the leaves and fruit from Roxburgh's Plants of the coast of Coromandel

Ahernia is a genus of a single species, Ahernia glandulosa, a tree in the family Achariaceae, native to Hainan and Luzon island of the Philippines. Previously it was treated in the family Flacourtiaceae before being placed in Achariaceae. Ahernia is closely related to the American genera Hasseltia, Macrothumia, and Pleuranthodendron, but differs in its axillary racemes and more numerous (10–15) petals. Ahernia glandulosa is found in low elevation primary forests and is known in the Tagalog language as butun or sanglai. It grows tall.

Chiangiodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. It includes a single species, Chiangiodendron mexicanum, a tree native to southern Mexico, Belize, and Costa Rica.

Peterodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Peterodendron ovatum.

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Guthriea capensis is an acaulescent perennial herb endemic to South Africa and occurring in cool and damp sites facing south or east in the mountains of the Cape Province, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal. Guthriea is monotypic and was named after the botanist and mathematician Francis Guthrie by his friend the botanist Harry Bolus.

Eleutherandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Eleutherandra pes-cervi, a tree native to Borneo and southern Sumatra. ==References==

Chlorocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. It contains a single species, Chlorocarpa pentaschista, a tree endemic to Sri Lanka.

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