Symplocaceae

  • Family

    Symplocaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Symplocaceae

  • Common Names

    Sweetleaf Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 1

    Number of species: 300-400

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): The single genus Symplocos with several hundred species is widespread in moist tropical and subtropical regions of America, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, and the East Indies, but absent from Africa, western Asia, and Europe. Only a few species grow in temperate areas.

  • Floras and Monographs

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