Lecythidaceae
Family of flowering plants in the order Ericales
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The Lecythidaceae (/ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪsiː/ LESS-ith-ih-DAY-see) comprise a family of about 30 genera[3] and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
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| Illustration of Couroupita guianensis by Lansdown Guilding | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae A.Rich.[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Lecythis | |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) and the edible Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa).[4]
Genera
30 genera are currently accepted.[3]
- Allantoma Miers
- Asteranthos Desf.
- Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Bertholletia Bonpl.
- Brazzeia Baill.
- Careya Roxb.
- Cariniana Casar.
- Chydenanthus Miers
- Chytroma Miers
- Corythophora R.Knuth
- Couratari Aubl.
- Couroupita Aubl.
- Crateranthus Baker f.
- Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
- Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
- Grias L.
- Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Gustavia L.
- Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
- Lecythis Loefl.
- Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
- Oubanguia Baill.
- Pachylecythis Ledoux
- Petersianthus Merr.
- Pierrina Engl.
- Planchonia Blume
- Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
- Scottmoria Cornejo
- Scytopetalum Pierre ex Engl.
- Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas
Taxonomy
According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al. (2007),[5] subfamilies include:
Barringtonioidea
Previously Barringtoniaceae;[6] also sensu Takhtajan 1997;[6] this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae (which included Barringtonia). Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics.
- Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (synonym Abdulmajidia Whitmore)
- Careya Roxb.
- Chydenanthus Miers
- Petersianthus Merr.
- Planchonia Blume
Foetidioideae
Previously Foetidiaceae[6] from Madagascar is monogeneric:
- Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.
Lecythidoideae
Genera restricted to the New World tropics.[7]
- Allantoma Miers
- Bertholletia Bonpl.
- Cariniana Casar.
- Chytroma Miers
- Corythophora R.Knuth
- Couratari Aubl.
- Couroupita Aubl.
- Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.
- Grias L.
- Guaiania O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Gustavia L.
- Imbiriba O.M.Vargas, M.Ribeiro & C.W.Dick
- Lecythis Loefl.
- Pachylecythis Ledoux
- Scottmoria Cornejo
- Waimiria C.W.Dick & O.M.Vargas
Scytopetaloideae
The APG II system of 2003 included genera from the family Scytopetalaceae and others
- Asteranthos Desf., also as Asteranthaceae[6]
- Brazzeia Verc.
- Oubanguia Baill.
- Pierrina Engl.
- Rhaptopetalum Oliv.
- Scytopetalum Engl.
Napoleonaeoideae
Previously as family Napoleonaeaceae;[6] species are native to Africa.
- Crateranthus Baker f., incertae sedis according to Takhtajan,
- Napoleonaea P.Beauv.
