| Family ID | Order ID | Name | Authorities | Num. of Familes | Num. of Genera | Num. of Species | Geo-Location | Growth/Forms | Overview |
| 33 | 16 | Daphniphyllaceae | Muell. Aerg. | 1 | 12 | E. Australia | Tree/Shrub | ||
| 404 | 77 | Datiscaceae | Bercht. & J. Prestl. | 3 | 4 | Malaysia to Australia, W. North America | Tree/Herb | ||
| 294 | 67 | Davidsoniaceae | Bange. | 1 | N.E. Australia | Small trees | Small trees | ||
| 206 | 48 | Degeneriaceae | Bailey & A.C. Sm. | 1 | 2 | Fiji | Tree | Large trees | |
| 86 | 23 | Dialypetalanthaceae | Rizz. & Occh. | 1 | 1 | Eastern Brazil | Tree | One single genus & species, Dialypetalanthus fuscencens Kuhlm. | |
| 70 | 21 | Dichapetalaceae | Bailon. | 3 | 160 | South Africa & tropical areas | Tree, Shrub, Liane | Different authorities place Dichapetalaceae into various orders incluing Euphorbiales, Linales, Rosales, Celestrales Plants from this family are very poisonous. |
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| 426 | 85 | Dicksoniaceae | (C. Presl.) Bower | 6 | 20 | Tropical Am., SW. Pacific, Malaysia, St. Helens | Tree | Woody Tree ferns. The order seems to be in doubt. Also listed under Dicksoniales. | |
| 60 | 19 | Didiereaceae | Radlk. | 4 | 11 | Madagascar | Tree but very odd looiking | A very unusual looking plant Four genera: Alluadia, Alluadiaopsis, Decaryia, Didierea |
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| 131 | 34 | Didymelaceae | Landri. | 1 | 2 | Madagascar | Tree | Evergreen trees | |
| 227 | 50 | Diegodendraceae | Capuron | 1 | 1 | Madagascar | Small trees or shrubs | Diegodendraceae = Ochnaceae. Go there for details. Has commercial wood |
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| 110 | 27 | Dilleniaceae | Salisb. | 12 | 300 | Australia | Tree/Shrub/Herb | Some timbers. | |
| 113 | 28 | Dioscoreaceae | R. Br. | 8 | 880 | Tropical and warm areas with a few in N. temperate areas. | Herb | ||
| 228 | 50 | Diptercarpaceae | Blume | 22 | 680 | Esp. Malaysia | Tree | Many huge timber trees | |
| 25 | 12 | Dracaeaceae | Salisb. | 6 | 220 | S.W. North Am. & tropical areas, esp. Africa | Tree | Trees, succulent or tuberous plants | |
| 150 | 37 | Duckeodendraceae | Kuhlm. | 1 | 1 | Amazonian Brazil | Trees | Duckeodendraceae = Apocynaceae. Go there for details Woody |
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| 87 | 23 | Dulongiaceae | JG Agardh | 2 | Tree, Shrub | Dulongiaceae = Grossulariaceae | |||
| 119 | 74 | Ebenaceae | Guerke | Ebony Family | 2 | 485 | Mostly Indo-Malayan & African. Tropical & warm areas, few in temperate zones. Half of species in Malaysia. Also Africa, U.S., S.E. Asia, IndoMalaysia. | Trees, Shrubs | Has also been listed under Ebenales in the past. Has commercial woods. |
| 177 | 43 | Ehretiaceae | C. Martius | Ehretiaceae = Boraginaceae Go to Boraginaceae for details. |
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| 270 | 61 | Elaeagnaceae | Juss. | Oleaster or Russian Olivewood Family | 3 | 45 | Temperate & warm N. America to tropical Asia, Australia | Small Trees, shrubs | Older Listing also under Elaeagnales. Shrubs & small trees. |
| 405 | 77 | Elaeocarpaceae | Juss. ex. DC. | 9 | 540 | Tropical & warm areas except continental Africa | Tree/Shrub | Has commercial wood | |
| 125 | 31 | Empetraceae | Bercht & J. Presl | 3 | 5 | n. temp. zone, Arctic, S. Andes, Falkland Isl. | Shrub | ||
| 126 | 31 | Epacridaceae | R.Br. | 30 | 400 | Australasia with few species in Indomalaysia & S. Am. | Shrub/Tree | Mostly shrubs & small trees | |
| 8 | 79 | Ephedraceae | Dumort. | 1 | 65 | N. hemisphere & S. America | Trees, Shrubs, Lianes | Shrubs, climbers or small trees. | |
| 88 | 23 | Ericaceae | Juss. | Heath or Blueberry Family | 110 | 4000 | Center of diversity in Southern Africa. Scarce in Australasia. | Tree/Shrub | |
| 161 | 47 | Erythroxylaceae | Kunth | 4 | 250 | Tropical areas, especially the Americas | Trees, shrubs | Listed under Linales | |
| 89 | 23 | Escalloniaceae | R.Br. ex Dumort | 150 | Tropical and .South temperate, mostly S. America, Australasia | Trees, Shrubs | Escalloniaceae = Grossulariaceae Go to Grossulariaceae for details. |
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| 90 | 32 | Eucommiaceae | Engl. | 1 | 1 | China | Tree | Thought to be closest to Elm. Only 1 species in 1 genus in China. | |
| 295 | 67 | Eucryphiaceae | Endl. | 1 | 5 | S.E. Australia, Chile | Tree, Shrubs | Evergreen trees or shrubs. Only 1 genus with 5 species. | |
| 132 | 34 | Euphorbiaceae | Juss. | Spurge Family | 313 | 8100 | Cosmopolitan except the Artic. Few in Amazon Basin | Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb | Has commercial wood |
| 17 | 82 | Eupomatiaceae | Endl. | 1 | 2 | New Guinea & E. Australia | Trees & wiry shrubs | Eupomatiaceae = Magnoliales Gop there for details Only 1 genus with 2 species |
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| 393 | 75 | Eupteleaceae | Willhelm. | No common name | 1 | 2 | One specie from Assam to S.W. & Central China, One in Japan. | Tree | Small deciduous trees |
| 141 | 35 | Fabaceae | Lindley | Legume or Pea Family | 650 | 18000 | With so many genera and species involved, this family occurs cosmopolitan through most parts of the earth. | Fabaceae = Leguminosae. Both are equivalent and are common in literature. We have taken the choice to use the name Leguminosae whenever possible. Look at Leguminosae for details. The species in this family has the ability to fix nitrogen in the air into chemical forms. |
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| 145 | 36 | Fagaceae | Dumort. | Beech Family | 10 | 1000 | World Wide excluding tropical and S. Africa | Tree/Shrub | |
| 428 | 77 | Flacourtiaceae | Rich. | Indian Plum Family | 89 | 875 | Tropical areas, few subtemperate | Shrubs, less often trees | |
| 282 | 64 | Flagellariaceae | Dumort. | 2 | 56 | Old world tropical areas | Herb/Liane | ||
| 192 | 45 | Foetidiaceae | (Neidenzu) Airy Shaw | Lecythidaceae. Confusing. Variously listed under Theales, Lecythidales, Myrtales For our purposes, Foetidaceae = Lecythidaceae. |
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| 406 | 77 | Fouquieriaceae | D.C. | 1 | 11 | S.W. North America | Woody, spiny shrubs & small trees | Only 1 genus, Fouquieria with 11 species. | |
| 91 | 23 | Garryaceae | Lindley | 1 | 13 | Western North & Central America from Washington state to Panama. | Shrub/Tree | Evergreen trees & shrubs with tough, opposite leaves and highly toxic alkaloides Only one genus, Garrya, with 13 species. Has wood. |
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| 151 | 37 | Gentianaceae | Juss. | 78 | 1225 | Cosmopolitan but esp. in temperate, subtropical and tropical mountainous areas |