Dilleniaceae

Dilleniaceae is a family of flowering plants with 11 genera and about 430 known species. It is known to gardeners for the genus Hibbertia, which contains many commercially valuable garden species.

==Description and distribution== The family is found in the tropics and subtropics plus all of Australia. Most of the members in it are woody plants - lianas or trees such as Dillenia - but herbaceous species such as Hibbertia are also present in Dilleniaceae. The leaves of the plants in the family are wide and well-developed, but in certain species of Hibbertia they are strongly modified. The flowers are mainly showy and colorful with visible reproductive components. Buzz pollination is common in the group. Fruits of some species, such as Dillenia indica (elephant apple), are edible.