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The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America and Madagascar. According to the most recent molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae by Mori ''et al.'' (2007), the three subfamilies are: *Foetidioideae (Foetidiaceae) from Madagascar include only ''Foetidia''. *Planchonioideae (including Barringtoniaceae) are restricted to the Old World tropics. *Lecythidoideae (Lecythidaceae) are restricted to the New World tropics. Two other families are sometimes included in Lecythidaceae; the Scytopetalaceae and Napoleonaeaceae are hypothesized as most closely related to Lecythidaceae. More detailed information about Lecythidaceae, especially the New World taxa, can be found at the (Lecythidaceae Pages ). The most important member of the family in world trade is the Brazil nut (''Bertholletia excelsa''), valued for its edible nuts; the paradise nut (''Lecythis'' species) is also eaten. The APG II system of 2003 includes genera from the family Scytopetalaceae in the Lecythidaceae, including ''Rhaptopetalum'' and ''Brazzeia''. ''Careya'' is called ''pezham'' in Malayalam. ==List of genera== * ''Abdulmajidia'' Whitmore, also as Barringtoniaceae ''sensu'' Takhtajan 1997 * ''Allantoma'' Miers * ''Asteranthos'' Desf., also as Asteranthaceae 〔 * ''Barringtonia'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., also as Barringtoniaceae 〔 * ''Bertholletia'' Bonpl. * ''Careya'' Roxb., also as Barringtoniaceae 〔 * ''Cariniana'' Casar. * ''Chydenanthus'' Miers, also as Barringtoniaceae 〔 * ''Corythophora'' R.Knuth * ''Couratari'' Aubl. * ''Couroupita'' Aubl. * ''Crateranthus'' Baker f., ''incertae sedis'' according Takhtajan, perhaps Napoleonaeaceae 〔 * ''Eschweilera'' Mart. ex DC. * ''Foetidia'' Comm. ex Lam., also as Foetidiaceae 〔 * ''Grias'' L. * ''Gustavia'' L. * ''Lecythis'' Loefl. * ''Napoleonaea'' P.Beauv., also as Napoleonaeaceae 〔 * ''Petersianthus'' Merr., also as Barringtoniaceae 〔 * ''Planchonia'' Blume, also as Barringtoniaceae 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lecythidaceae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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