Anisophylleaceae

The Anisophylleaceae are a small family with four genera and about 70 species, in the order Cucurbitales, according to the APG II. However, it is more isolated from the other suprafamilial clades in this order, while it shows some similarities in flower morphology with the genus Ceratopetalum (family Cunoniaceae, order Oxalidales). Several wood features of this family are more primitive than those of the other families in the order Cucurbitales.

Polygonanthus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, found in the Amazon. It has a Polygonumtype embryo sac.

Combretocarpus is a monotypic genus of tree in the Anisophylleaceae family. The generic name '' is from the Greek, referring to the resemblance of its fruit to that of the genus Combretum. The Plant List recognises the single species Combretocarpus rotundatus''.

species of plant

Poga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Poga oleosa, a large tree found from southeast Nigeria to Gabon. Its common names include afo nut, inoi/inoy nut and poga. Its seeds are dispersed by forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis). Local people collect and sell the edible nuts for their oil. The wood, known as ovoga, is used for veneers, furniture and boxes.