Muntingiaceae
Muntingia calabura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Muntingiaceae C.Bayer, M.W.Chase & M.F.Fay
Genera
Dicraspidia Muntingia Neotessmannia

This Malvales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e

Muntingiaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the rosid order Malvales. It is a small family which consists of three monotypic genera: Dicraspidia, Muntingia and Neotessmannia. They are woody plants of the tropical regions of America. The older Cronquist System places these genera in the Tiliaceae family. The type species (Muntingia calabura) is widely introduced in tropical regions, because of its edible fruit.

[edit] External links

• Muntingiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Muntingiaceae