Lecythidaceae Family — Genera & Species
Lecythidaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 142 species in 21 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Lecythidaceae species
Sea poison tree
Barringtonia asiatica
ChristinaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Barringtonia neocaledonica
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Barringtonia racemosa
Ian WebbCC BY 4.0PlantoScanresized
Couratari guianensis
Eduardo Chacón MadrigalCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cannonball Tree
Couroupita guianensis
fmunozCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Lecythis ampla
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Valida Planchonia
Planchonia valida
T R Shankar RamanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Allantoma integrifoliaAllantoma integrifoliaPlantoScan
Allantoma integrifolia
- Allantoma kuhlmanniiAllantoma kuhlmanniiPlantoScan
Allantoma kuhlmannii
- Striped leaf allantomaAllantoma lineataPlantoScan
Striped leaf allantoma
Allantoma lineata
- None knownAllantoma pachyanthaPlantoScan
None known
Allantoma pachyantha
- Allantoma pauciramosaAllantoma pauciramosaPlantoScan
Allantoma pauciramosa
Genera in the Lecythidaceae family
- Eschweilera33 species
- Barringtonia25 species · e.g. Sea poison tree
- Gustavia18 species · e.g. Heavenly Bamboo
- Lecythis15 species
- Couratari10 species
- Allantoma6 species
- Cariniana6 species · e.g. Guanandi
- Grias5 species · e.g. Anchovy Pear
- Napoleonaea5 species · e.g. Napoleon's Plum
- Planchonia4 species · e.g. Valida Planchonia
- Rhaptopetalum4 species
- Couroupita2 species · e.g. Cannonball Tree
- Asteranthos1 species
- Bertholletia1 species · e.g. Brazil Nut
- Brazzeia1 species
- Careya1 species · e.g. Jambolan
- Chydenanthus1 species · e.g. Chydenanthus
- Corythophora1 species
- Crateranthus1 species
- Petersianthus1 species · e.g. Philippine Rosewood
- Pierrina1 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.