Rapateaceae

  • Family

    Rapateaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Rapateaceae

  • Common Names

    Rapatea Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 17

    Number of species: 90

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family, with few exceptions, is restricted to Northern South America, where it has its center on the sandstone massifs of the Guayana Highlands. It extends into Southern Venezuela and the Central and Southern Amazonas. Plants grow on moist or marshy ground. Most of the taxa have a restricted distribution. Maschalocephalus makes an exception in the family, as it occurs in Liberia, West Africa.

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