Thymelaeaceae

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Thymeleaeaceae
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About 50 genera, including:

Aquilaria
Dais
Daphne
Dirca
Drapetes
Edgeworthia
Gonystylus
Ovidia
Passerina
Phaleria
Pimelea
Stellera
Struthiola
Thymelaea
Wikstroemia

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Thymelaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, with about 700-750 species in 50 genera. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution with concentrations in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia and Australasia. The species include mostly trees and shrubs, with a few vines and herbaceous plants.

Several genera are of economic importance, notably Gonystylus (Ramin), valued for its hard, white wood, and Daphne, grown for its sweetly scented flowers. Many of the species are poisonous if eaten.

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