Theophrastaceae
Joewood Family
The Theophrastaceae family (Joewood Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Ericales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a shrub.
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Leathery, often spine-toothed leaves clustered near the branch tips on shrubs and small trees; small, waxy, bell-shaped flowers with fused petals ripen into a berry.
A small, little-known tropical American family named after the ancient Greek botanist Theophrastus, most easily recognised by its whorled crown of stiff, leathery leaves.
To check whether a plant belongs to Theophrastaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
Learn the full family-identification methodFamilies that can look similar
Balsaminaceae
Compare against Balsaminaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare BalsaminaceaeEbenaceae
Compare against Ebenaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare EbenaceaeSapotaceae
Compare against Sapotaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare SapotaceaeMyrsinaceae
Compare against Myrsinaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare MyrsinaceaeAll 1 species in THEOPHRASTACEAE
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