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| Authority - Bercht. & Presl. | Total Number of genera - 2 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 15 |
| Plant forms - All aretrees, shrubs | |
| World Distribution - tropical and S. Africa | |
| Comments - All members of the Melianthaceae proper are trees or shrubs. Francoaceae Tthe Bridal wreaths) is sometimes included in the family, and consists of two monotypic genera found in Chile | |
| 1 - Bersama. 2 - Greyia. 3 - Melianthus. 4 - Xerophyllum. |