Cunoniaceae

 
 

 

Genera : 25 - 26

Species: 250 - 350

 

To Genus Directory:

From Davidsoniaceae - Davidsonia

From Eucryphiaceae - Eucryphia

 

Distribution: Throughout the southern tropics and especially in Australia and the Pacific regions.

Economic Uses: A source of light wood in paneling, cabintet making and in plywood.

Defining Features of Interest: The family has been classified by some botanists with teh Saxifragaceae.

Fossil Evidence:Leaf and pollen fossils in the Tertiary.