Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants, which includes 150-220 species of shrubs and small trees in 18-25 genera. They are native to the southern hemisphere tropics and subtropics. The largest genus is Tambourissa, with 50 species in Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, and the Comoros. The type genus, Monimia, is endemic to the Macarenes.
The earliest fossil occurrence of the family is from the late Cretaceous of Antarctica.
Genus Xymalos (1-3 speciesin Africa from 900-2700 meters elevation from Sudan to South Africa, and on Mount Cameroon and Bioko)
Tribe Mollinedieae
Genus Faika
Genus Kairoa
Genus Kibara
Genus Macropeplus
Genus Matthaea
Genus Mollinedia
Genus Parakibara
Genus Steganthera
Genus Tetrasynandra
Genus Wilkiea
Tribe Hennecartieae
Genus Hennecartia
References
Lorence, D. H., 1985. "A monograph of the Monimiaceae (Laurales) in the Malagasy Region (Southwest Indian Ocean)". Annals of the Missouri Botanic Garden 72: 1-165.
Philipson, W. R., 1987. A classification of the Monimiaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 7: 25-29.
The familyMonimiaceae is grouped in the Laurales and is thought to be most closely related to the families Lauraceae and Hernandiaceae (1,2).
Species of Monimiaceae are distributed in the tropics and subtropics of the southern hemisphere and are mainly trees or shrubs, with some lianes (3,4).
Although there is reliable fossil pollen of the Monimiaceae only to the Oligocène (4), the family is thought to be of more ancient lineage and amongst the oldest known flowering plants (2).
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