tropical areas: south- and middelamerica, southeast of afrika, nigeria, kongo, madagaskar polynesia, australia and new zealand
Floral characters
flowers small to medium sized, sometimes solitary, mostly aggregated in axillary or terminal inflorescences , cymos; flowers unisexual, plants monoecious or dioecious; tepals 4-8, small, many stamens and many free carpels, hypogynous ovar
Leaf characters
leathery, evergreen, mostly opposite; often bearing essential oils
Stipules
absent
Fruit characters
consisting of achenes, these are free or enclosed by the enlarged, fleshy floral tube that ruptures irregularly when mature
Glands
present or absent
Hairs
present or absent
Latex
absent
Odor
aromatic, often resinous
Uses
Peumus boldus, Doryphorus sassafras
Chemical characters
alkaloids present (commonly), or absent
Distribution maps
(online von http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/ . Dort zitiert wie unter jedem Diagramm vermerkt):
Monimiaceae
map: Renner et al. 2010, fossil localities in green
