Lecythidaceae
Image:Barringtonia acutangula fruits in Kolkata W IMG 8545.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Barringtonia acutangula fruits in Kolkata, India
Image:Careya arborea leaves in Narsapur forest, AP W IMG 0153.jpg|190px|thumb|Careya arborea in Narsapur, Medak district, India
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 30 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree and the edible Brazil nut.
Genera
30 genera are currently accepted.- Allantoma
- Asteranthos
- Barringtonia
- Bertholletia
- Brazzeia
- Careya
- Cariniana
- Chydenanthus
- Chytroma
- Corythophora
- Couratari
- Couroupita
- Crateranthus
- Eschweilera
- Foetidia
- Grias
- Guaiania
- Gustavia
- Imbiriba
- Lecythis
- Napoleonaea
- Oubanguia
- Pachylecythis
- Petersianthus
- Pierrina
- Planchonia
- Rhaptopetalum
- Scottmoria
- Scytopetalum
- ''Waimiria''
Taxonomy
According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae, including work by Mori et al., subfamilies include:Barringtonioidea
Previously Barringtoniaceae; also sensu Takhtajan 1997; this subfamily was also called Planchonioideae. Genera are restricted to the Old World tropics.Barringtonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Careya Roxb.Chydenanthus MiersPetersianthus Merr.Planchonia BlumeFoetidioideae
Previously Foetidiaceae from Madagascar is monogeneric:Foetidia Comm. ex Lam.Lecythidoideae
Genera restricted to the New World tropics.Allantoma Bertholletia Cariniana Chytroma Corythophora Couratari Couroupita Eschweilera Grias Guaiania Gustavia Imbiriba Lecythis Pachylecythis Scottmoria- ''Waimiria''