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Nyssaceae

Plants

9 genera · 84 species in the Library

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Nyssaceae is a family of flowering trees sometimes included in the dogwood family (Cornaceae). Nyssaceae is composed of 37 known species in the following five genera:Camptotheca, the happy trees: two species in China Davidia, the dove tree, handkerchief tree, or ghost tree: one species in central China Diplopanax: two species in southern China and Vietnam Mastixia: about nineteen species from South and Southeast Asia to New Guinea and Solomon Islands Nyssa, the tupelos: about 7–10 species in eastern North America and East to Southeast Asia

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