Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Caryophyllales

Petiveriaceae

Description of the family

Worldwide: Native in the tropical and subtropical Americas; various species introduced in tropical Africa and Asia.

Mozambique: 2 genera and 2 taxa.

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Hilleria Vell.Description, Image
Rivina L.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Petiveriaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Petiveriaceae
Flora of the DRC: Petiveriaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Petiveriaceae
Flora of Zambia: Petiveriaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Petiveriaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Petiveriaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Petiveriaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Petiveriaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Petiveriaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Petiveriaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Petiveriaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Petiveriaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Petiveriaceae
Wikipedia: Petiveriaceae
Plants of the World Online: Petiveriaceae
Tropicos: Petiveriaceae
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Petiveriaceae.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=331, retrieved 15 June 2025

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