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| Authority - R. Br. | Total Number of genera - 26 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 350 |
| Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Liane |
| World Distribution - Malaysia, Australasia, South Africa, Central and South America - mostly between 13 degrees North and 35 South. |
| Comments - Antarctic flora, native to Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, southern South America, the Mascarene Islands and southern Africa.
The family includes trees, shrubs and lianas; most are evergreen but a few are deciduous. |