Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.Taxonomy
In the classification system of Dahlgren the Loasaceae were placed in the order Loasales in the superorder Loasiflorae. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system places them in the related order Cornales in the asterid clade.Subdivision
include:
- Aosa Weigend
- Blumenbachia Schrad.
- Caiophora C. Presl
- Cevallia Lag.
- Chichicaste Weigend
- Eucnide Zucc.
- Fuertesia Urb.
- Gronovia L.
- Huidobria Gay
- Kissenia R. Br. ex Endl.
- Klaprothia Kunth
- Loasa Adans.
- Mentzelia L.
- Nasa Weigend
- Petalonyx A. Gray
- Plakothira Florence
- Presliophytum Weigend
- Schismocarpus S. F. Blake
- Scyphanthus Sweet
- Xylopodia Weigend
