Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Malpighiales

Humiriaceae - A.Juss.

Description of the family

For descriptions see World Flora Online

Worldwide: 8 genera and 67 species, mainly South America with one species in tropical Africa.

DRC: 1 genus and 1 taxon.

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Sacoglottis Mart.Description

Other sources of information about Humiriaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Humiriaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Humiriaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Humiriaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Humiriaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Humiriaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Humiriaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Humiriaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Humiriaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Humiriaceae
Wikipedia: Humiriaceae
Plants of the World Online: Humiriaceae
Tropicos: Humiriaceae

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Family page: Humiriaceae.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=339, retrieved 28 August 2026

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