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| Authority - Bercht. & J. Presl. | Total Number of genera - 5 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 57 |
| Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Liane | |
| World Distribution - Tropical areas | |
| Comments - The APG II system, of 2003 assigns it to the order Laurales. Also under Magnoliales (The Plant book).. Has some timbers. | |
| 1 - Gyrocarpus. 2 - Hazomalania. 3 - Hernandia. 4 - Illigeria. 5 - Macrorhamnus. |