Phytolaccaceae

  • Family

    Phytolaccaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Phytolaccaceae

  • Description

    Number of genera: 18

    Number of species: 125

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is rather loosely knit and widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, especially of the New World. The most familiar species in the United States is the common pokeweed, Phytolacca americana.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Phytolaccaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

    Phytolaccaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.