Cunoniaceae cunoniaceae family

Cunoniaceae is a family of 27 genera and about 300 species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs mostly found in the tropical and wet temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The greatest diversity of genera is in Australia and Tasmania (15 genera), New Guinea (9 genera), and New Caledonia (7 genera). The family is also present in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Malesia, the islands of the South Pacific, Madagascar and surrounding islands.