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[1]
Abolbodaceae
[1]
Acanthaceae
[4267]
Acanthochlamydaceae
[1]
Achariaceae
[13]
Acoraceae
[56]
Acristaceae
[1]
Aegilopaceae
[1]
Aextoxicaceae
[3]
Agapanthaceae
[1]
Agavaceae
[1]
Agrostidaceae
[1]
Aizoaceae
[1]
Akaniaceae
[10]
Alismataceae
[897]
Alliaceae
[2]
Aloaceae
[1]
Alopecuraceae
[1]
Alpiniaceae
[1]
Alstroemeriaceae
[803]
Altingiaceae
[1]
Amaranthaceae
[1]
Amaryllidaceae
[9144]
Amborellaceae
[3]
Amomaceae
[1]
Anacardiaceae
[2]
Anarthriaceae
[33]
Ancistrocladaceae
[46]
Andropogonaceae
[1]
Androsynaceae
[1]
Anemarrhenaceae
[1]
Annonaceae
[1]
Anomochloaceae
[1]
Anthericaceae
[1]
Anthoxanthaceae
[1]
Aphyllanthaceae
[1]
Apiaceae
[2]
Apocynaceae
[8414]
Aponogetonaceae
[132]
Apostasiaceae
[1]
Aquifoliaceae
[5]
Araceae
[8670]
Araliaceae
[4638]
Araucariaceae
[257]
Arecaceae
[12110]
Arisaraceae
[1]
Arundinaceae
[1]
Arundinellaceae
[1]
Asclepiadaceae
[192]
Asparagaceae
[13156]
Asperellaceae
[1]
Asphodelaceae
[1]
Aspidistraceae
[1]
Asteliaceae
[132]
Asteropeiaceae
[18]
Austrobaileyaceae
[4]
Avenaceae
[1]
Avetraceae
[1]
Balanopaceae
[22]
Bambusaceae
[1]
Barbaceniaceae
[1]
Barbeuiaceae
[3]
Barbeyaceae
[4]
Basellaceae
[117]
Bataceae
[10]
Baxteriaceae
[1]
Begoniaceae
[3165]
Behniaceae
[1]
Betulaceae
[2098]
Bignoniaceae
[4187]
Bixaceae
[120]
Blandfordiaceae
[27]
Blyxaceae
[1]
Bombacaceae
[3]
Boraginaceae
[10]
Borassaceae
[1]
Boryaceae
[29]
Bromaceae
[1]
Bromeliaceae
[7929]
Brunelliaceae
[104]
Brunsvigiaceae
[1]
Buddlejaceae
[1]
Bulbocodiaceae
[1]
Burchardiaceae
[1]
Burmanniaceae
[434]
Burseraceae
[1]
Butomaceae
[20]
Buxaceae
[11]
Byblidaceae
[15]
Cabombaceae
[36]
Caladiaceae
[1]
Calamaceae
[1]
Calceolariaceae
[2]
Calectasiaceae
[1]
Callaceae
[1]
Calochortaceae
[1]
Calycanthaceae
[97]
Campanulaceae
[11456]
Campynemataceae
[9]
Canellaceae
[52]
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Continent
Africa
[33093]
Antarctic
[381]
Asia-Temperate
[25187]
Asia-Tropical
[39420]
Australasia
[12895]
Europe
[9499]
Northern America
[16760]
Pacific
[6248]
Southern America
[57150]
Organisation
African-Plant-Database
[4205]
Flora-Capensis
[4125]
Flora-Nepal
[18]
Flora-Tropical-Africa
[5924]
Flora-Tropical-East-Africa
[5798]
Flora-West-Tropical-Africa
[4179]
Flora-Zambesiaca
[4876]
ILDIS
[52460]
OpenUp-Common-Names
[801]
PalmWeb
[6928]
SANBI-Strelitzia
[435]
Solanaceae-Source
[14270]
WCS-backbone-taxonomy
[469076]
WCS-higher-taxonomy
[2154]
families.e-monocot.org
[152]
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Rank
Family
[445]
Form
[13417]
Genus
[16220]
InfraspecificName
[789]
Order
[67]
Species
[366194]
Subspecies
[18254]
Subfamily
[12]
Subform
[180]
Subtribe
[52]
Subvariety
[1152]
Tribe
[24]
Variety
[71118]
3 more
Taxonomic Status
Accepted Name
[174588]
Unplaced
[10603]
Heterotypic Synonym
[1081]
Homotypic Synonym
[96100]
Misapplied
[1330]
Synonym
[250736]
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated
[540418]
Habitat
Not Evaluated
[376646]
Boreal Forest or Taiga
[5]
Desert and Xeric Shrubland
[7019]
Flooded Grassland and Savanna
[1]
Temperate Mixed Forest
[23426]
Mangrove
[17]
Montane Grassland and Shrubland
[6]
Tropical Dry Forest
[30108]
Mediterranean Forest, woodlands and Scrub
[24855]
Subtropical and tropical
[32]
Montane tropical
[508]
Tropical Coniferous Forest
[6]
Tropical Grassland and Savanna
[5]
Tropical Moist Forest
[77211]
4 more
Life Form
count
Not Evaluated
390978
Hemicryptophyte
35689
Geophyte
32737
Phanerophyte
27629
Nanophanerophyte
25864
Epiphyte
23639
Chamaephyte
16840
Rhizome
14295
Pseudobulb
12807
Remainder
41639
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Life Form - count
count
Not Evaluated
390978
Bamboo
1541
Biennial
262
Bulb
5606
Caudex
20
caudiform
26
Chamaephyte
16840
Liana
7888
Epiphyte
23639
Epiphytic
2856
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