| Common Names - | Synonyms - Joannesa, Joanea, Diacantha, Johannia |
| Authority - Juss. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - Evergreen Shrubs | Total Number of species - 23 |
| World Distribution - Andes from Colombia to Chile, with most species occurring in Patagonia. | |
| Comments - woody evergreen bushes | |
| 1 - Chuquiraga insignis. |