Lythraceae

Plants

51 genera · 789 species in the Library

About

Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes 28 genera and about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include Cuphea, Lagerstroemia (56), Nesaea (50), Rotala (45), and Lythrum (35). It also includes the members of the former families of the pomegranate and of the water caltrop. Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics, but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.

Summary from Wikipedia

Cuphea

280 species

Ammannia

115 species

Diplusodon

109 species

Rotala

72 species

Lagerstroemia

59 species

Lythrum

42 species

Ginoria

14 species

Trapa

13 species

Sonneratia

11 species

Pleurophora

7 species

Lafoensia

6 species

Sonneratioxylon

5 species

Duabanga

4 species

Heimia

3 species

Punica

3 species

Woodfordia

3 species

Gyrosphragma

2 species

Lagerstroemioxylon

2 species

Lawsonia

2 species

Microdiptera

2 species

Palaeolythrum

2 species

Pemphis

2 species

Sahnianthus

2 species

Sahnipushpam

2 species

Adenaria

1 species

Alatospermum

1 species

Capuronia

1 species

Costalimada

1 species

Cranmeria

1 species

Decodon

1 species

Didiplis

1 species

Duabangoxylon

1 species

Enigmocarpon

1 species

Eotrapa

1 species

Galpinia

1 species

Hemitrapa

1 species

Koehneria

1 species

Lourtella

1 species

Minsterocarpum

1 species

Pachyspermum

1 species

Parsonsia

1 species

Pehria

1 species

Physocalymma

1 species

Plectronia

1 species

Prototrapa

1 species

Punicites

1 species

Sonneratioipollis

1 species

Sonneratiorhizos

1 species

Tamesicarpum

1 species

Tetrataxis

1 species

Trapophyllum

1 species