Vochysiaceae

Taxobox
name = Vochysiaceae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Vochysia herbacea"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Vochysiaceae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
*"Callisthene"
*"Erisma"
*"Erismadelphus"
*"Korupodendon "
*"Qualea"
*"Ruizterania"
*"Salvertia"
*"Vochysia"

Vochysiaceae is a family of evergreen flowering plants, including trees and shrubs. The family consists of about 200 species in eight genera. Six of the eight genera are native to the Neotropics, including Central America and parts of Mexico, and tropical South America. The monospecific genera "Erismadelphus" and "Korupodendron" are native to West Africa.

The family likely originated in South America. "Erismadelphus" is thought to have diverged from "Erisma" approximately 30 million years ago, and travelled to Africa as the result of long-distance dispersal.

The genus "Euphronia," previously included in Vochysiaceae, is unrelated and now stands alone in the family Euphroniaceae, more closely related to the family Chrysobalanaceae.